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Wednesday, 3 June 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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Ganymede
Probably in 365 BC, the Chinese astronomer Gan De managed to observe Ganymede with the naked eye.
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Phobos
Phobos craters are named after astronomers who contributed to the study of the moon, and characters and locations from Jonathan Swift's “Gulliver’s Travels.”
One, for instance, is called “Skyresh,” It was a High Admiral of the Lilliput council.
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Fungi
The science of mushrooms is mycology.
Mycologists have developed several systems of classifying fungi.A less official classification group ...
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Ganymede
Ganymede was examined closely by the spacecraft Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, New Horizons, and Galileo.
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Tears
Humans are the only animals able to shed emotional tears.
Despite various studies, no evidence to the contrary has yet been announced.
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Amber
The largest deposit of amber comes from the Baltic Sea region.
The Baltic amber is the highest quality.
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Mushrooms
Fungal reproduction is complex, reflecting differences in lifestyle and genetic composition.
It is estimated that a third of all fungi reproduce using more than one method of reproduction. Most ...
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lava
During a volcanic eruption, several hundred cubic meters of lava are usually ejected.
These volumes can vary, sometimes being very large, such as during the eruption of the Laki rift vol ...
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Deimos
The escape velocity from the surface of Deimos is 20 km/h.
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Phobos
It’s named after a Greek deity.
Phobos was a son of Ares, a god of war. Ares is a counterpart of Mars from Roman mythology.
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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