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More than just giving us a place to sit on when while trimming our toenails, or something to fight over who left the seat up, our toilets have lids for a few good reasons.
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Why Do Toilets Have Lids? Bathroom toilet with lid (Image: sferrario1968) Toilet lids keep us and our bathroom surroundings clean. Aside from reducing funky smells, they prevent us from getting sprayed on when we flush down our waste. Although invisible to our eyes, tiny droplets and aerosols are produced each time we flush the john. They’re also known as “toilet plumes“, and they’re dispersed in the air, spread on the toilet seat and lid, onto the surrounding floor, and all nearby surfaces. They can even splatter on our legs while we stand by the commode. These plumes carry all sorts...