Do men have dirtier desks than women?

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Posted: 06/01/2012

Here's a contest men win hands down. But guys, this isn't something to brag about.

A new study shows that men have dirtier office desks than women. Researchers checked the surface of men's and women's desks in New York, San Francisco and Tucson.

They found 10 to 20 percent more bacteria in men's offices than women's and New York City offices had more bacteria than those in San Francisco.

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