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These Terrifying Statistics That Will Change the Way You Look at Life

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Which might not be a problem, if this wasn’t also the case:

old fashioned court jury

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Turns out that asking random Americans to perform their “civil duty” might not actually be the most effective solution to upholding justice. Rats.

Think about this next time you reach for the hand sanitizer.

bacteria

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Turns out that the vast majority of these bacteria are actually good bacteria that help your body perform its normal functions. But it’s still kinda gross, right?

Oh, you should probably think about it when you reach for your cell phone, too.

mobile phones

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This is real. Next time you touch your phone to your face, think about the fact that a UK study labelled 14.7 million of the 63 million cell phones in the UK as hazardous to public safety because of how much bacteria they hold. Happy texting!

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