Interesting Facts

According to a report in the journal Nature, our feet are home to more than 100 funghi. (Over the whole body there are around 200, all of which is completely harmless. They particularly love our feet, which provide a warm, dark and humid environment, especially under the toenails, between the toes, and around the heel. Now don't go freaking out and scrubbing at your feet mercilessly, most of the time funghi does not cause a problem unless it multiplies in particular areas.) If you're worried the NHS website has some useful advice. http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Athletes-foot/Pages/Introduction.aspx

According to research by the Max-Planck-Institut and Johannes Gutenberg-University, there are between 1,000 and 10,000 fungal spores per cubic meter of air. (The average pair of human lungs can hold about 6 liters of air and 1 cubic meter = 1000 liters, so we're talking roughly 6 to 60 spores floating around in there. I hope you've had your breakfast already.)