How gross is it to leave a toothbrush exposed in the bathroom?
22-08-2026 19:19 via popsci.com

How gross is it to leave a toothbrush exposed in the bathroom?

You put your toothbrush in your mouth. You store it in your bathroom, near your toilet. If that’s something you’d rather not think about, I understand.In 2015, a grad student at Quinnipiac University found fecal matter on toothbrushes in communal bathrooms, research that was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. It was certainly attention grabbing, prompting widespread media coverage. But besides driving clicks, and making people feel generally unc
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