bacteria
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Don’t Judge Your Hand Dryer By Its Petri Dish
This awesome, I mean disgusting, Petri plate is covered in microbes collected inside a Dyson hand dryer. The photo is grossing out plenty of folks on Facebook, but it doesn’t mean that hand dryers should be #outlawed.
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How To Properly Clean Your Gross Kitchen Sponge
You wipe your kitchen sponge all over the grossest things in your sink, so it makes sense that it would accumulate some pretty gross bacteria. But is it possible to clean or sanitise that sponge? Yes, it turns out — but only as a short-term fix.
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Travellers’ Diarrhoea Could Dash Olympic Dreams – Here’s How To Avoid It
Imagine this: You’re an elite athlete, and you’ve spent years working towards your shot at Olympic glory. You’ve trained hard, been totally dedicated to your sport and now, here you are in Rio, getting ready for the pinnacle of your sporting career. It’s your time to shine. But suddenly, without warning, you are hit with…
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Why You Should Stop Using Hydrogen Peroxide On Wounds
In primary school, the common practice for scraped knees was to clean the wound using hydrogen peroxide. Many of us might still do this, but this video from SciShow makes a darn good case for why we should just skip it altogether.