My family always keeps the toilet lids closed whenever they're not in use for two main reasons: so that our dogs don't drink ...

Watch out if you don't put the toilet seat down before flushing, because nasty bacteria are hanging in the air. Flushing the toilet sends a plume of tiny water droplets up into the air surrounding it.

aureus) and 16 to 27 percent (E. coli) lower after the first flush of an empty toilet compared to those observed after a second flush (when feces were present). Importantly, the researchers found ...