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Wednesday, 4 February 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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Fungi
A mushroom called Hydnellum peckii growing in North America, Europe and Asia, secretes a red, bloody substance on a white cap.
It is a very rare mushroom, fully protected in Poland, it is placed on the Red List of Large-bearing Mushrooms with status E, i.e. "extinct".The mushroom is inedible but extremely decorative.
Amber
Amber is associated with good luck and protection.
In some cultures, amber necklaces are gifted as good luck charms, to newborn babies to protect them from diseases, or as a marriage gift that represents eternal love.
Enceladus
Enceladus' geysers are the main source of material in Saturn's E ring.
This material also reaches Saturn's atmosphere, where water from the Enceladus eruption can be found.
Amber
Baltic amber has been found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs.
Scientists claim amber was supposed to represent the tears of Ra—the Egyptian god of the Sun.
Enceladus
According to new research, liquid water may exist on Enceladus several meters below the ice surface, and conditions there may be favorable for the emergence of life.
Fungi
Mushrooms are some of the oldest inhabitants of Earth.
Recent evidence suggests that the first fungi evolved on Earth between 715 and 810 million years ago.
Large Magellanic Cloud
It is located in the constellation of Dorado and Mensa.
Fungi
Fungi have developed a high degree of metabolic versatility, which allows them to use a variety of organic substances for growth.
In some species, the pigment melanin may play a role in extracting energy from ionizing radiation such as gamma radiation.
NASA
President John F. Kennedy set NASA a goal—to send men to the Moon, and bring them back home safely.
NASA responded to Kennedy’s famous speech, known as “We Choose the Moon,” with the Apollo program (1960-1972).
Aurora
The color of the aurora depends on the height at which the atoms are colliding, and the type of atom.
If the collision is with nitrogen, we see the color purple and maroon. Collision with oxygen gives g ...