Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 06, 2015
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Take my wife! Please! While not strictly legal, British husbands used to sell their wives to in bad marriages. Venice, Italy, has been sinking and tilting East into the Adriatic Sea by 0.08 inches per year over the last decade- five times quicker than expected. Office desks have 400 times more bacteria than toilet seats!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Gee, I would hate to be an OCD-affected office worker to know that factoid.
wmwiii Premium Member about 9 years ago
Kinda makes you wonder what they’re doing on those office desks.
Rob Rex about 9 years ago
Keep in mind the size difference between a toilet seat and an office desk. Also the fact that not all bacteria is bad for you. Still a good idea to wash your hands though.
Bilan about 9 years ago
Sooner or later, the office desks in Venice will have more algae also.
bookworm0812 about 9 years ago
Seems to me if they guy is so desperate to get rid of his wife, others will know there’s something wrong with her and not want to spend the money. HE should be paying OTHERS to take her.
Stephen Gilberg about 9 years ago
I’ve been to Venice. It’s dying.
Jogger2 about 9 years ago
A couple of years ago, I heard someone say that the density (count per sq. inch or per sq. centimeter) of bacteria is a lot less on a toilet seat than most other places in the house. One reason is we are more concerned about the toilet seats, so are more concerned about keeping them clean.
Jogger2 about 9 years ago
http://www.webmd.com/news/20070625/top-spots-for-bacteria-at-home has some bacteria counts per square inch for various items / locations in the home.
Triviaguy about 9 years ago
So that’s where Henny Youngman came up with his famous line. I was wondering.
ibjuliebk about 9 years ago
I worked with a lady that would pour rubbing alcohol on her key board every morning even though no one touched her desk and she couldn’t figure out why her key board stopped working every month or so, we tried telling her but nope, the alcohol wasn’t the cause…….
benbrilling about 9 years ago
Could someone explain the difference between legal and strictly legal?
benbrilling about 9 years ago
If you kill all the bacteria in your daily life your immune system atrophies and eventually you get sick.
KA7DRE Premium Member about 9 years ago
Where’s my can of Lysol ?