stackyFACTSThe planet is quite literally heating up because millions of cattle can't stop belching after lunch. The complicated fermentation process that allows cows to digest tough grass produces staggering quantities of methane gas in their rumen, which is primarily expelled through endless, climate-altering burps.
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