Surprising Things That Are Dirtier Than Your Toilet

Ice

A study of fast food restaurants in the US found that 70% of the ice served had more bacteria than the toilet water.


Restrooom floors

No real surprise here. Public restrooms have about 2 million bacteria per square inch. The average toilet seat has only 50 per square inch.

Office desks

The average desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

Keyboards

Keyboards can have up to 200 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.

Cellphones

Our mobile devices can have 10 times more bacteria than toilet seats…and they’re always touching our faces. Would you wipe the inside of your toilet bowl with your cheek?

Restaurant menus

There are on average 100 times more bacteria on restaurant menus than on restroom toilet seat.

Toothbrushes

When you flush your toilet the germs can travel up to 6 feet and linger for up to 2 hours. A lot of them end up on toothbrushes. So how is your toilet cleaner than your brush if that’s where the germs come from? Stick around to find out!

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.

Refrigerator

Most fridges test positive for E coli.

TV remote control

In many households this is one of the dirtiest items you can handle.

Door knobs

Hands are one of the dirtiest parts of the body, and most people use them to open their doors.

Light swtich

These can have up to 217 bacteria per square inch.

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