22 Unexpected Everyday Things That Are Dirtier Than Your Toilet

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    Bathtub: The area around the drain can have up to 19,468 bacteria per square inch.
    2/22 Bathtub: The area around the drain can have up to 19,468 bacteria per square inch.
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    Carpets: With 200,000 bacteria per square inch, carpets are 4,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Humans shed 1.5 million skin cells every hour which helps feed the bacteria in carpets.
    3/22 Carpets: With 200,000 bacteria per square inch, carpets are 4,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Humans shed 1.5 million skin cells every hour which helps feed the bacteria in carpets.
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    Door knobs: Hands are one of the dirtiest parts of the body, and most people use them to their doors.
    4/22 Door knobs: Hands are one of the dirtiest parts of the body, and most people use them to their doors.
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    Handbags: Notoriously dirty, they usually contain your phone, money, and other items.
    5/22 Handbags: Notoriously dirty, they usually contain your phone, money, and other items.
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    Cellphones: Our mobile devices can have 10 times more bacteria than toilet seats, and they're always touching our faces.
    6/22 Cellphones: Our mobile devices can have 10 times more bacteria than toilet seats, and they're always touching our faces.
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    Keyboards: Keyboards can have up to 200 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
    7/22 Keyboards: Keyboards can have up to 200 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
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    Ice: A study of fast food restaurants in the US found that 70% of the ice served had more bacteria than the toilet water.
    8/22 Ice: A study of fast food restaurants in the US found that 70% of the ice served had more bacteria than the toilet water.
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    Kitchen sponge: In nearly every part of the world, this is notoriously the dirtiest thing in the house. With 10 million bacteria per square inch, your kitchen sponge is nearly a quarter of a million times dirtier than your toilet seat.
    9/22 Kitchen sponge: In nearly every part of the world, this is notoriously the dirtiest thing in the house. With 10 million bacteria per square inch, your kitchen sponge is nearly a quarter of a million times dirtier than your toilet seat.
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    TV remote control: In many households this is one of the dirtiest items you can handle.
    10/22 TV remote control: In many households this is one of the dirtiest items you can handle.
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    Restaurant menus: There are on average 100 times more bacteria on restaurant menus than a restroom toilet seat.
    11/22 Restaurant menus: There are on average 100 times more bacteria on restaurant menus than a restroom toilet seat.
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    Curtains: Magnets for pet fur, mold, dander, debris, and dust mites, these soak it all up.
    12/22 Curtains: Magnets for pet fur, mold, dander, debris, and dust mites, these soak it all up.
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    Reusable shopping bags: Your reusable shopping bags have more fecal matter than your underwear.
    13/22 Reusable shopping bags: Your reusable shopping bags have more fecal matter than your underwear.
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    Refrigerator: Most fridges test positive for E coli.
    14/22 Refrigerator: Most fridges test positive for E coli.
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    Light switch: These can have up to 217 bacteria per square inch.
    15/22 Light switch: These can have up to 217 bacteria per square inch.
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    Mattress: After ten years your mattress will nearly double in weight from the number of dust mites and dust mite poo that it collects.
    16/22 Mattress: After ten years your mattress will nearly double in weight from the number of dust mites and dust mite poo that it collects.
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    Kitchen sink: Forget the toilet, your sink could easily be dirtier than your entire bathroom.
    17/22 Kitchen sink: Forget the toilet, your sink could easily be dirtier than your entire bathroom.
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    Money: Bank notes can have up to 200,000 bacteria. It's a good idea to wash your hands after directly handling cash.
    18/22 Money: Bank notes can have up to 200,000 bacteria. It's a good idea to wash your hands after directly handling cash.
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    Pet food bowls: The inside rim alone contains 2,110 bacteria per square inch.
    19/22 Pet food bowls: The inside rim alone contains 2,110 bacteria per square inch.
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    Pillow: Dead skin cells, dust mites, fungal spores, pollens, and other body secretions are all floating around on your pillow.
    20/22 Pillow: Dead skin cells, dust mites, fungal spores, pollens, and other body secretions are all floating around on your pillow.
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    Office desk: The average desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
    21/22 Office desk: The average desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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    Toothbrushes: When you flush your toilet the germs can travel up to 6 feet and remain for up to 2 hours. Majority of them end up on toothbrushes.
    22/22 Toothbrushes: When you flush your toilet the germs can travel up to 6 feet and remain for up to 2 hours. Majority of them end up on toothbrushes.

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