Am I Wishing For a Germ Bath?

Live from the Poundstone Institute

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4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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This week, researchers measure how much bacteria is generated by blowing out birthday candles, handling restaurant menus, and double dipping chips. Also, why a banana may never smell the same again; and Girls Trip star Tiffany Haddish takes the Poundstone Personality Psurvey.

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0:00.0	Hey, before we get to the Pouncestone Institute, we want to tell you to start your day tomorrow with Up First, the morning news podcast for Men PR.
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0:24.9	wherever you listen to podcasts. Here's some interesting research that just
0:29.2	came into the Institute. You want to hear it? Yeah. Okay. Researchers at Germany's Fertwangen University have...
0:35.2	Fertwangen? Oh my gosh, boy, those were the days.
0:39.1	Fertwangen, Fertwangen! Fertwangen!
0:42.0	Furtwangen! Is it Wagon or Wongen? Furz-Wongg and Furz-Wongg-It-Wag?
0:43.4	Is it Wagon or Wong- It's F-U. All right.
0:55.0	Should I continue?
0:57.0	Yes!
0:58.0	Researchers at Germany is
1:02.0	Researchers at Germany is forertuengen University have determined how often you should replace your
1:06.8	kitchen sponge.
1:08.4	So let me ask you.
1:09.6	How often do you replace yours?
1:11.6	Ah, very rarely.
1:14.8	I have a bad feeling fruit wargan would give us a very bad grade in my kitchen.
1:20.4	Well, it turns out that the answer is once a week.
1:24.0	Oh honestly.
1:26.0	Well, you know what?
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