CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A scientist who discovered why woodpeckers do not get headaches was among the honorees at the 2006 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in Cambridge, Mass.

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LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The British inventor who developed the electronic Sonic Teenager Deterrent to dispel loitering teenagers can't keep up with demand for the $1,000 devices.