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Monday, 24 November 2025
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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Silver
Silver compounds are toxic to bacteria, viruses, fungi and algae.
Compounds of other heavy metals, such as copper, lead, or mercury, also have such properties, but si ...
Nicotine
Larger doses of nicotine cause permanent blocking of the nervous system.
Nicotine binds permanently to nicotinic receptors in nerve cells, disturbing their metabolism. Initi ...
Enceladus
The area of Enceladus is over 800.000 square kilometers.
Cosmos
The basic and most widely accepted theory of the origin of the universe is the Big Bang theory.
This theory assumes that the universe began at a single point the size of a pinhead, which, as a res ...
NASA
The first NASA crewed Space Program was Project Mercury.
Although it is not well-remembered, it was the foundation for all space missions.
Earth
Depending on the classification, there are five to seven continents on Earth.
According to the most common division, there are Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, ...
Milky Way
It was only in 1610 that Galileo discovered that the Milky Way was made of stars.
Previously, it was believed that it could be part of the Earth's atmosphere or underexposed stars (it was believed that stars shine with light reflected from the Sun) that were in the Earth's shadow.
Liver
It converts glucose to glycogen, which is released between meals.
NASA
In 1973 NASA launched the Skylab mission.
Its purpose was to set up the first American space station. Skylab successfully operated from May 14th, 1973 to July 11th, 1979, when it disintegrated into the atmosphere.
Amber
Amber has been used as a medicine.
In ancient Rome, amber dust was mixed with honey to cure a sore throat, while mixed with water was u ...