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Saturday, 13 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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lava
One of the main types of flowing lava is "stony rough lava" - aa.
Aa is basaltic lava and is characterized by a rough, jagged surface. It forms rare but large gas bub ...
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Earth
Throughout its history, Earth has had four different atmospheres.
At first, it was surrounded by a primordial atmosphere, which consisted of the remains of proto-plan ...
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Graphene
Nowadays, scientists are interested in a single layer of graphite carbon atoms.
In graphite, each carbon atom is connected to three other atoms and all these bonds lie in one plane ...
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Aurora
The phenomenon of the aurora borealis is the reason for increased tourism in the areas where it occurs.
In Finnish Lapland, a hotel (houses imitating igloos) was built, where the aurora can be admired lyi ...
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Large Magellanic Cloud
It is located approximately 163.000 light-years from the Milky Way.
The measurement error from 2013 is 2.2 percent.
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Liver
Liver produces bile.
It allows to digest fats and proteins. It is also essential to regulating blood glucose.
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Moon
The Moon is so far the only celestial body on which humans have landed.
The first successful landing on the Moon took place on July 20, 1969, at 21:17 CET. Shortly after la ...
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NASA
Since 2017, NASA, in collaboration with ESA, JAXA, and CSA, has been working on the Artemis program.
The program aims to reestablish a human presence on the Moon with the usage of the Space Launch Syst ...
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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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Brain
Brain cells are produced throughout life.
Until the publication of research on neurogenesis in 2018, it was assumed that the process of creating neurons ends in childhood.
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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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