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The ever-delightful Ig Nobel award ceremony—which, in their words, honor achievements that make people laugh then make people think—is Thursday. For the 25th year! In honor of the anniversary, we highlighted a few of our favorite Ig Nobel awards in the current issue of Popular Science.
You can watch this year’s ceremony right here:
Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Eastern on September 17.
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