September 28, 2017 by admin
- Kitchen cloths contain up to 200 thousand more bacteria than an average toilet seat
- Given the right temperature and nutrients, bacteria can divide every 20 minutes
- 62% of men and 40% of women don’t wash their hands after using the toilet
- An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 public hairs
- Washing your hands under the cold tap kills no fewer germs than washing under the hot tap. Water hot enough to kill germs would scald your skin
- There are between 10,000 and 10 million bacteria on each of your hands
- You have germ killing chemicals in your saliva, mucus, tears and ear wax
- More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing
- Drying your hands with paper towels will reduce the bacterial count by 45-60%. Conversely, using a hand-dryer will increase the germs on your hands by up to 255%
- 10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria. The human body is home to some 1,000 species of germs
- wearing your headphones for just one hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times
- 72% of shopping trolleys tested positive for faecal bacteria while 50% tested positive for E. coli
- Your mobile phone contains 18 times more bacteria than a public toilet
- During an hour’s swimming in a public pool, you will ingest 1/12 litre of urine
- Flushing the loo with the seat up can see bacteria traveling up to 2 metres around your bathroom
- There are 4 types of germs; bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa
- Upon their return to earth, the Apollo 11 crew were quarantined for 21 days in-case they were carrying any out-of-this-world germs
- Your toothbrush holder is the third “germiest” places in your home, after the kitchen cloth and kitchen sink
- In an average day, your hand will have come into indirect contact with 15 penises (by touching door handles, etc)
- According to Blue Spruce Maids, there are around 200 times more fecal bacteria on a chopping board than on a toilet seat
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