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The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day

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Dirtiest Objects - these are the 10 most common things you touch every day that are filled with dirt and germs making them the least clean objects in your life. Some of these will be very obvious but others may surprise you. The world is changing and there are so many things that seem clean but are really dirty. Nobody likes to get sick and that is why the health care industry is doing so well. Purell and Clorox make the big bucks from selling sanitizing products and this list is not going to make them any poorer. After you see how many things you use every day are dirtier than your toilet seat you may just become obsessive about cleanliness. Either way you will probably be fine. The human body is amazing and it adapts to dirty environments by creating immunity to the bacteria and diseases that try to take over your body. The choice of being clean is yours but check out this list so you know! If you want to get your mind out of the dirt and into the gutter check out the Sexiest Superbowl Commercials of all time.
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    Shopping Cart

    Sorry to be a killjoy, but surfing down the grocery aisle just got a lot less fun. Think of every possible bacteria-filled thing a person can touch - well, once they hit their local supermarket, those things can also be found on the handle of any shopping cart. In fact, there may even be things on there that you haven't touched. A study from the University of Arizona found that shopping carts were loaded with more bacteria, saliva, and fecal matter than escalators, public telephones, and even public bathrooms. So next time you're at a supermarket, you might as well pick yourself up some Purell. Shop and squirt, shop and squirt...



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    Remote Control

    How many times has ice cream splattered onto your remote control and you've just ignored it? Or even worse, smeared it across the surface into an expansive-but-barely-there layer? Add to that the MRSA, VRE and SARS bacteria that is easily transferable by touching TV remotes, and you've got yourself one soiled artifact. Next channel, please.



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    Bathtub

    Sure, you're all clean and spiffy, but what about your bathtub? The bathtub is home to many toxic bacterias that is often left unnoticed. That is, until someone in the family catches a staph infection, urinary tract infection, pneumonia, septicemia, or some form of a skin condition. Believe it or not, bacteria left lingering near the drain of a bathtub is worse than bacteria found in the toilet. By cleaning the bathtub with bathroom cleaner just once a week, you can minimize these unwanted germs (and illnesses) from you and your loved ones. Go on, give it a good rub-a-dub-dub.



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    Kitchen Sink

    Contrary to popular opinion, the kitchen may actually be the dirtiest place in the house. Of course, that's not including your dirty little brother Jimmy's bedroom but that's another story. Anyway, there's typically 500,000 bacteria per square inch in the kitchen sink drain alone, so you can only imagine the total gunk with faucet handles and all. To solve the problem from the inside out, try pouring 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup of vinegar down the drain. Finally, rinse with hot water, and you just might hear your sink burp a clean gurgle of delight.



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    Kitchen Sponge

    "NO! I TRUSTED YOU!!!"



    Now it just seems like I'm messing with your head. But I'm not. It's true. The very sponge that takes the grit off of your dishes and bathroom sink, is really the dirtiest of them all. The yellow and green icon of the kitchen is really a cozy home for germs. Its moist, micro-crevices make it harder to disinfect, so instead of wiping surfaces clean with a sponge, users are really just transferring bacteria from one place to another. An easy remedy is to microwave the sponge for 60 seconds--it improves the odor too!



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  1. Alvaro Olafson
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 9/17/2012 5:30 AM
    oh yeah, gross stuff, brother
  2. Brain Esplain
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 6/12/2012 6:30 AM
    acceptable dirty objects, brother
  3. helm
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 1/21/2012 6:16 AM
    Well at least I can use my Accu-Text to handle money and dirty touch screens...
  4. casey
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 10/13/2011 3:13 PM
    90% of one doller bills pass through a stripers g string!! haha
  5. mr. right
    Toilet Seat at 1/18/2011 7:27 PM
    A toilet seat is actually the cleanest of all of them and mor since it is constantly cleaned.
  6. Anonymous
    Money at 5/04/2010 12:52 AM
    doesn't matter if it is white money or black money!!
  7. kellyjean
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 4/16/2010 8:59 PM
    ew, i must not obsess...i must not obsess
  8. sean
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 4/13/2010 9:06 AM
    The kitchen sponge "is really the dirtiest of them all."

    I agree, but if it's the dirtiest, why is it #10 on the list?
  9. DaveHoward
    The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 3/17/2010 5:39 PM
    Hmm.. did you forget that person you met on St. Patty's DAY?
    1. jdemo23
      The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day at 3/23/2010 1:44 PM
      hahah. true statement. that's something lysol can't clean.
  10. Alex
    Money at 2/18/2010 12:45 AM
    None would mind touching money tho'

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