Ig Nobel Winners Claim Glory for Discoveries on Pasta, Fingernails
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The 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners were announced, with awards given for unusual scientific discoveries, including research on pasta and fingernails, highlighting the lighter side of scientific research.
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