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Sunday, 26 April 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Enceladus
It is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn.
Brain
The brain develops and matures until around the age of 25.
During the first year of life, an infant's brain enlarges threefold.
lava
Theoretically, magma can only be studied after it has become lava.
However, in situ magma has been encountered in geothermal drilling on three occasions - twice in Iceland and once in Hawaii.
Phobos
There is a ridge on the surface of the moon, called the Kepler Dorsum.
It was named after the German astronomer, Johannes Kepler.
Amber
The English word amber derives from the Arabic anbar.
Its ancient names(electrum in Latin and ēlektron in Ancient Greek) are derived from the Ancient Greek word ēlektōr, which means "shining sun".
lava
Magma is found not only under the Earth's surface.
It has also been found on other rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) and some natural satellites (moons).
Cosmos
The largest canyon both on Mars and in the entire Solar System is Valles Marineris, which stretches 400 kilometers, is 200 kilometers wide, and 10 kilometers deep.
The canyon is located just below the Martian equator.
Fungi
Fungi were considered a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.
This was determined based on phylogeny (origin), biochemistry, and anatomy. Fungi are considered to ...
Titan
The atmospheric pressure at the surface is 146.7 kPa (1.5 bars), which makes it 45% higher than on Earth.
Titan’s atmosphere is made of 98.4% nitrogen, 1.4% methane, and 0.2% hydrogen, and extends up to 975 ...
Nicotine
There is a claim that nicotine is a highly addictive substance.
However, in the world of science, these opinions are very divergent. According to the latest reports ...