12th Annual ‘Ig Nobel’ Prizesarrive the week before the Nobels: “Ever wonder why belly button lint tends to be blue? Curious about the sex life of ostriches? Want to know what Fido is really trying to say or how best to bathe him? The answers to these probing questions are included in research honored this week by the irreverent and quirky science magazine Annals of Improbable Research.

The 12th annual ‘Ig Nobel Prizes’ are awarded to scientific achievements that ‘cannot or should not be reproduced.’ ” Yahoo!