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Slideshow: Penguin Poo Paper Earns Ig Nobel

Scientists win awards for measuring the pressure inside a penguin about to defecate, and for developing artificial, esteem-boosting testicles for dogs. Mark Baard reports from the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony at Harvard.
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Attorney William J. Maloney keeps the proceedings clean.
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Human spotlight Katrina Rosenberg takes in a videotaped presentation.
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Nobel Laureate Frank Wilzcek (Physics 2004) appears at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in the form of a dummy.
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, a book by Dr. Yoshiro NakaMats.
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The ceremony's queen and king, Kathleen Snyder and Brian Donnelly, look regal.
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The Count of Infinity

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Note the brown rice in this photo by NakaMats. He believes eating the humble food can help people live longer --perhaps as old as 144.
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The streaks surrounding this penguin in its nest are the fecal material the penguin has shot away from the edge of its dwelling so as not to damage its plumage or that of the chicks.