Should You Leave The Toilet Seat Up or Down? Why Experts Say It *Really* Does Matter originally appeared on Parade.

Higher learning can be a down-and-dirty business. A nightmarish new report reveals that the tables in your average college cafeteria harbor 60,000 times the bacteria of a typical household toilet ...

While the public bathrooms or for that matter even household toilet seats are predictable hotspots for germs, there are much more other unpredictable surprising places — such as your average ...

For comparison, toilet seat samples taken by Initial Washroom Hygiene back in 2012 recorded an average of 220 units. ... Whether it's an elaborate table display or tree baubles, ...

According to the findings, toilet seats in schools averaged 3,200 CFUs per square inch (see table below). (www.nsf.org) ...

As Wirecutter’s bidet tester, I’ve rotated quite a few through my home. While I’ve found some variations between models, the installation basics are the same.