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When people use a jet-air dryer, the microbes get blown off and spread around the toilet room. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air hand dryers spread 5 times more germs than paper towels

Researchers found high levels of dangerous bacteria that cause blood poisoning, pneumonia and gastroenteritis when dryers were used.

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Chess has almost always been portrayed in popular media as a game of men. (Photo: PTI)

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Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AP)

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