Your kitchen sponge harbors zillions of microbes. Cleaning it could make things worse, Science
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The Dirty Little Secret Inside Your Kitchen Sponge - Health News Hub
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Kitchen sponges are festering germ dens—and sanitizing them doesn
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Study finds cleaning your kitchen sponge may not keep it clean
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Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, study
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A kitchen sponge may be the best place for bacteria diversity
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So Your Kitchen Sponge Is A Bacteria Hotbed. Here's What To Do
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Kitchen sponges contain the most bacteria in a household
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Study: Your Kitchen Sponge Has More Germs Than Your Toilet