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Toilet talk: Two-thirds of Americans use their feet to flush

WASHINGTON – It’s a more common habit than maybe you cared to even consider.

About two-thirds – 64 percent – of people who use public bathrooms use their feet to flush a toilet, according to a survey from the Bradley Corporation, a Milwaukee-based plumbing fixture manufacturer.

The company says it conducted this rather specific bit of research as part of its , all in effort to gather more information on how people felt about public restrooms.

The study also found about 63 percent of people surveyed have had an “unpleasant” experience in a public bathroom, naming a bad smell, a clogged and unflushed toilet or overall dirty appearance as their top complaints.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Kristi King contributed to this report. Follow and on Twitter.

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