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[[File:bgc_drraven_1134.jpg|link=Bubblegum Crisis (Anime)|right|A proud recipient of the Nobel Prize [[For Science!]]]]
{{quote|'''December 10, 2017:''' ''[[Omnidisciplinary Scientist|Sir Peter Weyland]] is honored with the Nobel Peace prize in Science for his extraordinary atmospheric work over the polar ice cap.''|[https://www.weylandindustries.com/timeline Weyland Industries Timeline], the tie-in website for [[Prometheus (Film)|Prometheus]]}}
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Such an award could be [[Informed Ability|the only proof that a character is good at something]]. [[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] giving people awards for [[Artistic License|taking the biggest artistic liberties]].
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== Nobel Prize ==
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* The Medal of Honor is the paramount military decoration in the United States services. It's often called the ''Congressional'' Medal of Honor, which is not its name; it's simply got "in the name of Congress" in its citation. A common "artistic license" in both fiction and [[Real Life]].
** The misnomer might also come from the civilian equivalent, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal Congressional Gold Medal]. Confusing the two is a common mistake, and also something that will get you [[Gannon Banned]].
** In ''[[Mars Attacks (Film)]]'', Richie and his grandmother are given the Congressional Medal of Honor by [[The
** Borderline: in ''Frank Merriwell's School Days'', the first of the Frank Merriwell books, Frank, a civilian, is voted "a medal of honor" by Congress. It's not specified as '''the''' Medal of Honor, though, so it may be the civilian Gold Medal.
** [[Averted Trope|Aversions]]/LampshadeHanging:
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