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Monday, 12 October 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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Phobos
Phobos was photographed by the following probes: Mariner 7, Mariner 9, Viking 1, Phobos 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Earth
The largest part of the Earth's land is used for animal breeding (30 to 47 percent).
This is followed by wasteland and wilderness (24 to 31 percent), human forests (16 to 27 percent), arable farms (12 to 14 percent), and infrastructure (1 percent).
NASA
The most memorable mission of Project Mercury was Freedom 7.
The liftoff took place on May 5th, 1961. It allowed Alan Shepard Jr. to go down in history as the fi ...
Cosmos
Each object in the sky is observed with a delay.
The farther away the celestial body is from the observer, the longer the light emitted or reflected ...
Cosmos
The development of the universe can be divided into five stages.
The very early universe lasted only a picosecond, during which time the laws of physics that we know today had not yet developed.
Liver
The liver can regenerate.
If only as much as 25% of the organ remains, it regenerates to the original size within a few weeks. This is why the liver makes a great donation organ.
Amber
Amber often contains remains of insects, crustaceans, spiders, as well as plants.
The genetic material of organisms trapped within the amber is dissolved, so there is no possibility of recreating millennia-old creatures, such as dinosaurs, plainly out of the remnants from amber.
Large Magellanic Cloud
The diameter of the Large Magellanic Cloud is approximately 14.000 light years.
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.
Amber
Amber was used for incense.
It was used both during religious ceremonies and in hospitals because it was believed to accelerate recovery and help to concentrate.