Global Handwashing Day: Your hands are NOT clean and these are the facts that prove it

Today is Global Handwashing Day, so what better day to discover that everything you do with your hands is most likely totally disgusting.

The day, which is annually marked on October 15, was set up to raise awareness on just how important it can be to stay as hygienic as possible.

Here are some facts that will send you racing to the sink, reaching for the soap like your very life depended on it.