A recent national study of college students by a Brigham Young University professor found a correlation between the cleanliness of a school's facilities and students' academic achievement. Titled ...

The link between bodily cleanliness and moral purity is evident throughout the world’s cultures. Cleansing ceremonies are common in religions. Christians and Sikhs literally wash away their sins ...

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