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"When Simon Baker popped already-chewed gum from underneath the table on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, we shuddered. And rightly so! I can relate&amp;#8212;I once licked a deposit envelope at the bank that someone there before me had already licked! Urgh. The pinnacle of gross, right? Nope. Here are a few other truly gag-worthy germ paradises.\nOK, so yes, just the thought of chewing someone else&amp;#39;s gum or licking a pre-licked envelope is enough to make any germophobe retch. Mouths are like bacteria and virus wonderlands. But what about these things?\n__Restaurant menus.__They don&amp;#39;t exactly get washed all that often&amp;#8212;if at all. A study found that cold and flu viruses live on hard surfaces for 18 hours. The lesson? Don&amp;#39;t lick your menu. Kidding! Seriously, though, order and then go wash your hands.\nPinterestFacebookPublic magazines. Sarah mentioned this one before, but I think it totally bears repeating. Think about the mags in your doctor&amp;#39;s waiting room... you know, those ones from 2005. They&amp;#39;ve been handled a lot, often by sick people. The same goes for magazines at the library. That thing about viruses on menus? That applies here, too.\nVideo games. Old-school arcade games can have more germs than a food tray, a store floor, or a bathroom door at a restaurant. And your home controllers harbor germs, too. They&amp;#39;re like a computer&amp;#39;s mouse: constantly handled, rarely cleaned. (Speaking of which, give your mouse a good wipe down!)\n__Makeup counters.__Even when the samples and applicators are cleaned with alcohol, viruses and bacteria linger. So you just might get a sample of something you really don&amp;#39;t want when you swipe on that lipstick.\nWhat&amp;#39;s your biggest germ concern? Have you ever had a totally gross, totally accidental germ encounter?\nMore on germs:\n\nThe Truth About Germs\n\n\nHealth Do or Don&amp;#39;t: Declining a Handshake to Avoid Germs\n\n 5 Frightening Truths About the Germs Under Your Fingernails (and His!)\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! \nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! \nFollow us on Twitter \nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage \nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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