Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded for Feats That 'Cannot or Should Not Be Reproduced'

Harvard University's science-humor magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research, awarded its annual Ig Nobel Prizes on Thursday to winners in literature, physics, public health, and seven other categories.

The awards, which spoof the Nobel Prizes, celebrate achievements that "cannot or should not be reproduced." Genuine Nobel laureates were scheduled to participate in the ceremony, which was to feature the annual "Win a Date

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