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  "id": 5383277,
  "title": "Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/buried-underpants-and-a-new-definition-of-kissing-win-2026-ig-nobel",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02650-x"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02650-x The awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.",
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      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "STAT+: The Ig Nobel Prizes, long held in the U.S., head to Europe due to Trump policies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/stat-the-ig-nobel-prizes-long-held-in-the-u-s-head-to-europe-due-to",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}