'The average shoe carries over 420,000 bacteria. '


If you ever needed a reason to remove your footwear when entering your house, this might be it, as the outer area of the average shoe -- especially the sole but elsewhere on the shoe as well -- carries with it an enormous population of bacteria.


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This is interesting.  However, are you suggesting that, since we also carry great numbers of bacteria on our clothing that we should disrobe when entering our homes?!?   

did you know?
you eat thousands of bacteria with every spoonful of morsel you put in your mouth?
if you ever needed a reason to stop eating, this might be it.