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The Ig Nobel prizes are organized by a science humor
. Wikipedia says: "The Ig Nobel Prize is a
prize awarded...to celebrate ten
or trivial achievements in scientific research." It added: "The
of the award is a
on the Nobel Prize...and on the word ignoble (not noble)." Other
of this year's award studied the bacteria in
gum, conducted tests on cat
, and carried out research on whether humans grow beards to protect
from punches to the face. All winners receive a now-defunct Zimbabwean $10 trillion
.