• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • ABOUT US
  • MEDIA
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS
DoYouRemember?

DoYouRemember?

The Home of Nostalgia

  • STORIES
    • MUSIC
    • ICONS
  • GAMES
    • SHOWDOWN
    • GUESS
    • RIDDLES
    • QUIZZES
    • MISMATCH
  • NEWS
    • Obituaries
  • VIDEOS
  • DYR Book
  • Shop DYR

Stories

10 Bad Habits That You Don’t Realize Spread Germs Like Wildfire

By Jane Kenney

7 years ago

6. Drying hands with an air dryer

air dryer
Snopes

That awkward moment when this was actually supposed to prevent the spreading of germs. A study has confirmed that by using an air dryer in a public restroom to wash your hands, it can actually disperse bacteria throughout the room and even onto your freshly cleaned hands.

7. Opening things with your teeth

chewing
WebMD

By using your teeth to open stubborn packages, you may not only be damaging your teeth but also transferring the bacteria on the package to your mouth and vice versa.

8. Chewing on pens

chewing on pens
Speeli

This is a common thing that school students or office workers tend to do from time to time. However, you don’t know where that pen has been, and it probably hasn’t been in the cleanest of places.

9. Eating at your desk

eating lunch at work desk
Dr. Jack Singer

Office workers, this one’s for you. Unless you clean the contents and area of your desk regularly, your computer’s keyboard is one of the #1 places at your desk to harbor some serious germs. Chances are you’re eating lunch at your desk to multitask and do some work, using that same keyboard.

10. Blowing out birthday candles

blowing out candles
Wikimedia Commons

Have you ever thought about where the contents and bacterias in your mouth go after you blow out the birthday candles? That’s right. Right onto the cake for everyone else to ingest. There’s a very slim chance anyone could actually get sick from this, but reports have confirmed that the amount of bacteria on a cake from blowing out birthday candles increases by 1,400%.

Be sure to SHARE this article to spread awareness about these germ-spreading habits!

Related posts:

  1. Here Are 12 Things You Use Every Day That Are Dirtier Than A Toilet Seat. So Gross. When you think of the grossest things in your everyday...
  2. 40 Really Cool Facts About Air Force One The most recognizable aircraft in the world has tons of...
  3. You’ve Probably Been Washing Your Hands The Wrong Way This Whole Time Washing your hands is something that we all do, whether...
  4. RIP Garry Marshall Famed director, producer and sometimes actor Garry Marshall has died....
Pages: Page 1 Page 2

Primary Sidebar

© 2025 DoYouRemember? Inc.

  • about us
  • media
  • privacy
  • terms
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS