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| Introduction | |
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| Implausible, Improbable, and True | |
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| The Ceremony | |
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| The Ig Nobel Tours of the UK, Ireland, and Australia | |
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| How to Nominate Someone | |
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| Sentiment | |
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| Larger Than Life | |
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| Knight of the Living Dead | |
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| The Birth of Murphy's Law | |
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| The Further Adventures of Troy | |
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| The Little Things in Life | |
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| You Can Rent Liechtenstein | |
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| Politicians' Uniquely Simple Personalities | |
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| Trinkaus-An Informal Look | |
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| Good Music, Good Eating, Good Water? | |
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| He Invented Karaoke | |
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| The Effect of Country Music on Suicide | |
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| Food on the Floor | |
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| Water? | |
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| Peace and Harmony Between the Species | |
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| From Dogs' Mouths to Your Ears | |
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| Persuading Pigeons to Go Elsewhere | |
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| Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans | |
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| Money, Money, Money | |
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| Stock Up on Junk | |
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| Profit of Doom | |
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| Tamagotchi and the World Economy | |
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| A Toothless Theory of Economics | |
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| The Pursuit of Love | |
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| Homosexual Necrophilia in the Mallard Duck | |
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| Superior Sperm | |
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| Clones From a Seed | |
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| Medical Mysteries Solved | |
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| Scrotal Asymmetry in Man and in Ancient Sculpture | |
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| The Possible Pain Experienced During Execution by Different Methods | |
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| The Impact of Wet Underwear on Comfort in the Cold | |
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| Nicotine Is Not Addictive | |
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| Preference for Waxed or Unwaxed Dental Floss | |
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| Peace and Quiet | |
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| Have a Pepsi, Win a Prize, Start a Riot | |
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| Good Nukes Make Good Neighbors | |
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| The Zipper-Entrapped Penis | |
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| Voilal | |
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| The Shower Curtain Mystery | |
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| Chicken Plucking and Tornado Wind Speed | |
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| That Bug on Your Windshield | |
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| Base Elements into Gold | |
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| Aroma Everywhere | |
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| DNA Cologne | |
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| The Perfume on Magazine Pages | |
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| Beano | |
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| Foot Malodor | |
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| Food Adventure and Aftermath | |
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| The Spiceless Jalapeno Chile Pepper | |
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| Spam | |
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| Collector's Choice | |
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| The Constipated Serviceman | |
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| Its Brains You Want | |
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| The Brains of London Taxi Drivers | |
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| The Effects of Chewing Gum Flavor on Brain Waves | |
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| The Intelligence of Single-Nostril Breathing | |
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| Much Higher Learning | |
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| Where the Hell | |
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| High-Level Kidnapping | |
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| Evolution Nyet | |
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| The Irrelevance of Understanding | |
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| Dianetics | |
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| The Bible Code | |
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| Appendices | |
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| The Web Site | |
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| About the Annals of Improbable Research | |
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| Year-by-Year List of Winners | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |