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Science Says You Probably Don't Wash Your Towels As Much As You Should

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Hey you! Yeah, you! You've ~probably~ used a towel before, right?

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They're pretty convenient for getting you dry after a shower or whatever.

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But chances are you're not washing your towels as frequently as you should.

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It turns out towels get really dirty, really fast. As in, they should be washed after EVERY THREE USES.

"A damp towel is growing [microbes]," explained Philip Tierno, a microbiologist at the New York University School of Medicine, to Business Insider. The warm temperature of your bathroom + water + oxygen is basically microbe heaven.

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