The Ig Nobel prize is given to achievements "that make people laugh, then make them think".

BBC: 7 questions on prizes

No British Royal Navy officials were on hand to receive the Ig Nobel Peace Prize.

BBC: Frog Sipa Press/University of Nijmegen

To the best of my knowledge, there is (only) one individual who has not only won an Ig Nobel Award, but also a Nobel Prize.

FORBES: Research by Mucking About