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It's tempting to assume that appliances designed to clean our clothes, such as washing machines, are inherently spotless themselves. The reality, however, is far less pleasant — washing machines can ...

It's tempting to believe that appliances which clean our belongings, such as washing machines, remain spotless themselves. Yet the truth is that washing machines are hotbeds for bacteria, mould, and ...