Bad breath has been named the third worst bad smell in Britain. A survey of over 2,000 people carried out for a UK-wide waste disposal company revealed that the worst smell as voted for by the British public is babies' nappies, followed by sewers on a hot day.
The complete top ten worst smells are:
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1
Baby poo
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2
Sewers on a hot day
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3
Bad breath
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4
Wet dog
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5
Flatulence
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6
Human sweat
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7
Rotten food
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8
Smoking
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9
Smelly feet
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10
The 'juice' at the bottom of your bin.
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Stinky breath worse than stinky feet. Vital 10, 9 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/vital1710
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