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Whale Snot Wins Scientist An Ig Nobel Award

2:40AM October 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The alternative Nobel Prize awards, the Ig Nobels, have been called for another year, with this particular winner making everyone laugh with a remote-controlled helicopter that collects whales’ mucus and breath. A deserving winner, I think you might agree. More »


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In An Emergency, Place A Brassiere Over Your Nose And Mouth

10:00PM October 2, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Yes, that’s Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman there with half a brassiere clamped tightly over his nose and mouth. That said, this is not some scandalous spy shot that will bequeath Bill O’Reilly’s next wet dream. It’s actually this: More »