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A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance has published for the final time.
For centuries, the Farmers Almanac has used a secret formula based on sunspots, planetary positions and lunar cycles to generate long-range weather forecasts.
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