20 Things You Didn’t Know About Trainspotting

Keeping in the vein of the genius ways the team behind the spotters of trains pulled off some of its more eye-catching visuals, now is as good a time as any to dive into what exactly went into creating what came to be known as "The Worst Toilet in Scotland".

Though the purists among you would probably love to believe that Ewan McGregor was quite literally throwing himself into the crap-filled deep end when sitting, diving into, and out of the deeply disgusting bog, what he was actually surrounded by doesn't sound anywhere near as bad. It almost sounds a little like heaven, in all honesty.

To fool audiences into believing that Renton was genuinely making contact with what can only be described as festering sh*t stains left, right, and centre, Boyle later recalled that "all the fecal-looking elements were, in fact, different kinds 
of chocolate." So far from being a stinking cesspit on set, the surrounding area smelt quite sweet and, as Boyle also added, "You could have licked the chocolate right off the bowl.”