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Your Onion Tears Are Different From Your Sad Tears

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A curious scientist wanted to know if tears are all the same, and found that our tears are different chemical compositions depending on why we cry. The tears that we shed from laughter, grief, and even chopping onions look completely different under a microscope.

You can think of tears like fingerprints or snowflakes. They’re all unique.