The inventor of washing your hands with soap, was called “scientifically unsound” and confined to an insane asylum where he died.
Bacteria are becoming more tolerant…
Bacteria are becoming more tolerant of hand sanitizers, but that regular hand washing with soap is a solution: “It’s the physical action of lifting and moving them off your skin, and letting them run down the drain”
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A Navy study showed that washing….
A Navy study showed that washing hands 5 times daily reduced incidence of respiratory infections by 45% over a two year period.
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Derreck Kayongo collected barely-used bars of soap from hotels…
Derreck Kayongo collected barely-used bars of soap from hotels, melted them together, and distributed them to poor countries. He’s the founder of the Global Soap Project, which improves access to basic sanitation and reduces disease and child mortality. 00
Millenials are responsible for the decline in the bar…
Millenials are responsible for the decline in the bar soap industry. They prefer liquid soap because bar soap is deemed “dirty” and for old people. 10
People in the Mongolian Empire did not believe in washing…
People in the Mongolian Empire did not believe in washing themselves or their clothes, wearing the same clothes until they literally rotted off.
Beards can contain as much fecal bacteria as a toilet…
Beards can contain as much fecal bacteria as a toilet. Depending, of course, on the hygiene of the beard wearer.