Isn't it there was an episode in Discovery Channel's Mythbuster about germs from the toilet getting airborne and landing on your toothbrush? If I remember it right, the myth was busted because wherever you place your toothbrush, germs somehow find their way into those bristles (yuck!).
No wonder toothbrush companies say change your toothbrush every 3 months
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