New Zealand to tax cows’ farts

New Zealand wants to tax farmers for their cows’ burps and farts, reported CNN. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has announced plans to make farmers pay for their livestock’s emissions, due to the huge contribution they make to climate change. “This is an important step forward in New Zealand’s transition to a low emissions future and delivers on our promise to price agriculture emissions from 2025,” Ardern said.

Men allergic to own orgasm

Men can develop an allergy to their own orgasms, experts have found. Scientists said that men can suffer from fever, a cough, sneezing and muscle weakness, or even issues with their speech, concentration and memory. The symptoms “can last a few days or as long as a week”, said The Times. It is believed that post-orgasmic illness syndrome could be caused by an allergic or autoimmune response to the sufferer’s own sperm.

Shoppers buying more wonky vegetables

Shoppers are turning to “wonky” vegetables in a bid to keep costs down as grocery prices soared by a record 13.9% last month. As inflation in supermarkets reaches the highest level since at least 2008 when the market research group Kantar began collecting data, “sales of cheaper imperfect vegetables – known by some outlets as wonky veg – were up by 38% in September”, said The Guardian.

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