DailyDirt: Did You Wash Your Hands?

Washing your hands with soap is an activity that most Americans probably take for granted. However, even doctors need to be reminded sometimes how important hand washing with soap is. This isn't just a conspiracy from the big "soap industry" for people to use more soap. Plenty of soap is bought and wasted, but hopefully, more people will use soap appropriately and wisely around the world....

• Have you ever wondered what happens to the bars of soap in a hotel... that you only use twice? There's a non-profit organization, Sundara, that recycles barely used soap to distribute to underprivileged children around the world. [url]
• Myriam Sidibe is trying to educate everyone about preventing the spread of disease and the use of soap. The global statistics of children dying is astounding -- and the estimate that 4 out of 5 people don't use soap after using the bathroom might be surprising. [url]
• Trolling hotel staff about soap supplies isn't really that funny, so don't waste their time with frivolous requests for tiny bars of soap. Fortunately, Shelley Berman's comedy about hotel soap is completely fictional. [url]

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