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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Musto

Pigeon-guided missiles, rats and pigs breathing through their anuses and drunk worms: Ig Nobels celebrate science’s wackiest discoveries

Institute of Research,TMDU

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Pigeon-guided missiles, rats and pigs breathing through their anuses, dead trouts that can swim, and drunk worms are among the unusual scientific breakthroughs that make up the winners of this years Ig Nobels.

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