Clean Hands Can Help Prevent Diseases, But Get A Load Of This Crap

India has the second-largest population in the world, but only half of them have access to a toilet. Oy. That means at least 620 million — almost double the population of the United States — must do their business outside in the open.Are you like, “That’s really disgusting and must smell terrible”? Because I’m pretty…

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