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Restaurants are apparently really, really filthy. Seats are the germiest surface in a restaurant, followed closely by menus and lemon wedges, according to an undercover investigation by ABC News. What’s so gross about lemon wedges, you ask? Many restaurant and bar workers grab lemons with their bare hands, reaching in again and again without gloves or tongs. If they do not wash their hands thoroughly after using the bathroom, the germs spread.

Restaurants are apparently really, really filthy. Seats are the germiest surface in a restaurant, followed closely by menus and lemon wedges, according to an undercover investigation by ABC News.

What’s so gross about lemon wedges, you ask?

Many restaurant and bar workers grab lemons with their bare hands, reaching in again and again without gloves or tongs. If they do not wash their hands thoroughly after using the bathroom, the germs spread.

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    I just died a thousand deaths
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  10. theonlyscreamingbanshee said: ew ew ew ew EW!!!
  11. carpediemlivelovelaugh reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    Kind of gross…
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  13. theresagaara reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    Hehehe…
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  16. hamstersinherds reblogged this from stat-ickk and added:
    Everything is gross, and prolly covered in piss too. More reasons to wash your hands.
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  18. lennylou reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    I usually eat LOAD TONS of lemon wedges…so this must mean my immune system is as strong as Superman.
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  21. rothrandom reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    Its why I always order my water with no lemon.
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  24. biohazardheart reblogged this from stat-ickk and added:
    Yeah. I’m getting a B.S. in everything is gross and I’m over it.
  25. stat-ickk reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    I know some people read this...get paranoid. But I read this and get less paranoid....
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  27. imnotabagofrocks reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    ……………….. I hate restaurants
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