MSNBC got “Health” magazine senior editor Frances Largeman-Roth to identify the 12 germiest places you’re likely to encounter during an average day.

Lists make nice water cooler chatter, like the top 25 Canadian albums (and Canadians are still apologizing for Bryan Adams and Celine Dion), but some references would bolster the credibility of the germy list. And what is germiest?

 
1. Your kitchen sink
2. Airplane bathrooms
3. A load of wet laundry
4. Public drinking fountains
5. Shopping cart handles
6. ATM buttons
7. Your handbag
8. Playgrounds
9. Mats and machines at health clubs
10. Your bathtub
11. Your office phone
12. The hotel-room remote control