1. If you clean for two hours, you burn 200 calories.
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Cleaning With the Season
Interesting Facts About Cleaning
by Homesessive
Do you find cleaning to be a therapeutic activity? Or are you one of those who loathes even the thought of having to tidy up your home? Regardless of how you feel about this necessary part of life, there are a few interesting things about cleaning that you have probably never heard. We've compiled a list of random facts about cleaning that you're sure to find interesting.
View the slideshow above to learn some interesting facts about cleaning!
For more cleaning tips, try Wacky Household Cleaning Tips Put To the Test and The Best Homemade Cleaning Solutions.
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2. 70% of dust particles are comprised of dead skin flakes.
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3. Cleaning is important because the average person spends 87% of their time indoors.
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4. Most people say that their favorite room to clean in their house is the bathroom.
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5. If improper cleaning products are used, the air quality in a closed space can be up to 500% worse than outdoors.
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6. Using ketchup on tarnished or corroded brass will help bring back its shine!
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7. Most kitchen sinks actually have more germs than the toilet.
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8. Around 75% of all diseases in the United States and Canada are related to improper food handling.
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9. More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies. The allergy to dust or dust mites is one of the most common allergies.
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10. Spraying a surface and immediately wiping it away will only accomplish half the job. Most antibacterial cleaner must be left on surfaces for 30 to 60 seconds before wiping away.
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