People who eat lunch at their desks are usually commended for having a relentless work ethic. As it turns out, the downside to an uninterrupted day typing away is an accumulation of food bits between the keys. Those morsels are breeding grounds for bacteria, and as British researchers recently discovered, they can make your keyboard several times more polluted than a toilet seat. Doubtless your hands are a guilty party as well—the test results showed coliform bacteria in higher than normal levels (coliform comes from fecal matter). The take away here is common sense, really. Wash your hands regularly and wipe down your phone and keyboard/mouse every now and again. And, get up for lunch! If not for a stretch and a change of scenery, than to protect yourself from getting sick and missing work. Via The Guardian
