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Things found to be dirtier than a toiilet seat

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Friday, May 1, 2015
ATMs were found to be contaminated with as much bacteria as a public restroom.
Cutting boards were found to have as much as 200 times more bacteria than a common toilet seat.
Elevator buttons were found to have 40 times as much bacteria as toilet seats.
A faucet has been found to contain more than 20 times the bacteria of a toilet seat.
A load of laundry can transfer more than 100 million E. coli bacteria to your washing machine, while a toilet seat doesn't harbor nearly the same amount of germs.
Money has been found to contain 10 times as much bacteria as a toilet seat.
Smartphones were found to contain up to seven times as much bacteria as a toilet seat.
Kitchen sponges have been found to contain over 450 times the bacteria of a toilet seat.
Toothbrushes can harbor all the nasty bacteria lingering in the bathroom, more than a toilet seat.
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ATMs were found to be contaminated with as much bacteria as a public restroom.
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