2008 Ig Nobel Prizes honor research on stripper fertility and Coca-Cola as spermicide

Friday, October 3, 2008 - 18:21 in Health & Medicine

Studies on armadillo mischief and flea athleticism also garner prizes, which are given for oddball scientific work. Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years.

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