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(Newser) - LinkedIn asked more than 17,000 professionals around the globe to name their biggest workplace pet peeve—and, surprisingly, the top spot went to something a bit more serious than leaving your smelly food in the office fridge. The top five:

1. Those who don’t take ownership of their

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(Newser) - If the sound of a child whining makes you want to claw out your own eardrums, don’t worry: Science backs you up. A new study shows whining is, in fact, the most annoying sound to adults—even worse than a baby crying, a table saw, and “motherese” baby...

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1. James Blunt, You're Beautiful: The smarmy, cloying falsetto that made 2005 suck
2. Axel F, Crazy Frog: A German pastiche of club remixes that was less than the sum of its parts
3. Hanson, Mmm Bop: The least annoying #1 hit by androgynous blonde teenagers
4. Mr Blobby, Mr Blobby: Do you

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