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A fact from Marie Dacke appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 September 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Swedish scientist Marie Dacke discovered that dung beetles can use the Milky Way to navigate at night?

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Ig Nobel Prize[edit]

I don't understand why the fact that she "won" this satiric prize is being included in the lead; it seems like something embarrassing rather than notable. I also think it should not be included in the description of her work, but in a separate "Awards and recognition" section. Yoninah (talk) 19:42, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I see winning an Ig Nobel Prize as a great achievement, but I have noticed that other people disagree with this. I added it into the lead, because to me it is a major prize to win and it is often included in the sources about her. Achaea (talk) 13:20, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK. But I have changed it to "received", not "won". Yoninah (talk) 14:08, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]