File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...

For many of us, it’s a habit that has long since been drilled into our heads: close the toilet lid before you flush. Though it’s been said that closing the lid will stop tiny fecal particles from ...

My family always keeps the toilet lids closed whenever they're not in use for two main reasons: so that our dogs don't drink toilet water, and so nothing gets sprayed throughout the bathroom when we ...

Flushing with the toilet lid closed or open, has no significant impact on the spread of germs, says study. Experts, however, are divided over this. If you thought closing your toilet lid while ...