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I don’t know why. Proving something is false is as good as proving something that is true. Knowledge moves forward. The public thinks that Okinawa and Greece have the highest longevity. Instead they have pension fraud and poor record keeping. That’s worth knowing.


Ig Nobels are not about bad research.

> Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think."


Not just pension fraud, Mediterranean pension fraud!




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