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Things Way More Disgusting Than a Public Toilet Seat

Unlike the sheets, hotels and motels do not change or launder the bedspreads on a daily basis. And if you don’t think there are various bodily fluids lingering in those coverings, let us remind you that when the bedspread from an internationally rated five-star hotel was introduced as evidence in boxer Mike Tyson’s rape trial, investigators found it coated with the DNA of so many different men that it took some significant time to finally isolate traces of Tyson’s contribution.

Read on for 10 more things far germier than public restrooms.