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  "id": 6327477,
  "title": "Stealing Candy From Children, Splash-Proof Urinals and Buried Panties, Oh My! Here Are the Winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/stealing-candy-from-children-splash-proof-urinals-and-buried-panties",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T20:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stealing-candy-from-children-splash-proof-urinals-and-buried-panties-oh-my-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2026-ig-nobel-prizes-180989463/"
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  "summary": "The awards are an unaffiliated spoof of the Nobel Prizes. They highlight research achievements that are surprising and silly-sounding—but also make people think",
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  "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."
}