Think the person next to you washes your hand? Facts are, they might not!
- 20% of the people don’t wash their hands after going to toilet. And of those who do, only 30% use hand wash.
- Urinary flow is easier and stronger when a women squat to urinate. The bladder is emptied completely while squatting than any other sitting position.
- Men take more time in the toilet than women.
- Around 90% of the medicine taken is excreted through urine; the sewer systems in cities across the world contain high doses of drugs.
- British public toilets were voted the worst in the world in a 1992 survey.
- An average expectancy of a toilet is 50 years.
- An average toilet will use more water over the time, due to pressure inside the tank, corrosion of factory parts etc.
- Toothbrushes that are kept within 6 feet of a toilet are covered in airborne bacteria from flushing.
- It is illegal to not flush a toilet in Singapore. You will be find $150 if you fail to flush and police officers have been known to check.
- Germs move ahead up to 6 feet from a flushing toilet. Every time toilet is flushed germs are air lifted and can cause infection. Therefore it is advised to move out quickly once you flush the toilet.
- Toilet paper was taxed in 1996 when President Clinton passed a law on toilet paper, taxing 6 cents each roll and increasing the price of the products to 30 cents per roll.
- An average person spends about 3 months of his lifetime in toilet.
- World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19 November.
- There are 18 times more bacteria on mobile phones than bacteria.
- 40,000 people in the U.S. are injured in toilets each year.
- Computer keywords can carry over 200 times as many bacteria as a toilet seat.
- We visit the toilet more than 2,500 times in a year.
- Nearly 1 billion people defecate in open.
- In Taiwan there is a toilet themed restaurant where food is served on miniature toilets.
- Toilet paper was invented in China in the 6th Century.
From http://factsd.com/toilet-facts/
