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Will the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony be held in the Netherlands?

closed deadline 2026-09-17

Posted 2026-09-04, stated before the outcome.

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The Ig Nobel Prizes are annual awards given to unusual or trivial scientific research that makes people laugh, then think. The ceremony is typically held at a major university, most commonly in the United States.

The claim

The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will be held in Europe, specifically in the Netherlands, rather than the United States.

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