Your House is Made of You

Here’s something kinda gross… most of the dust in your house is actually you.Every single

day, your body sheds around 500 million skin cells — tiny flakes that drift

off when you move, sleep, change clothes, even breathe. And because they’re

so light, they float around your room, settle on shelves, build up on your

TV… all without you noticing. But here’s the wild part: Dust isn’t just

skin. It’s tiny fibers from your clothes, pollen that sticks to your hair when

you go outside, microscopic bugs, and even space dust — yes, fragments from outer

space fall to Earth every day and mix right into your home. Scientists estimate