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Ireland Introduces ‘Rain Tax’ to Fund Sunshine Studies
The Irish government has introduced a new "rain tax" on precipitation to fund a €120 million study into why it rains so much in Ireland and to research "hypothetical clear skies."
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The FY Times Staff
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