The 34th annual Ig Nobel Prizes highlighted quirky yet thought-provoking scientific achievements, including studies on pigeon-guided missiles and the swimming abilities of dead fish. Held at MIT and organized by the Annals of Improbable Research, the ceremony featured various eccentric studies. Notable winners included research showing mammals can breathe through their anuses and that fake medicine with side effects is more effective than without. Other awarded studies explored the mimicry of artificial plants by a Chilean vine and the impact of hemispheres on hair whorl direction. The event aims to make people laugh and think, celebrating unusual scientific inquiries.