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Onions

  • A chemical irritant that onions use to protect themselves against animals is released when we cut them, making us cry.
    Science
    Stop Crying! Tear-Free Onions Are Here
    Tove Danovich
    For years, people have been crying about how chopping onions brings on the waterworks. Well, there's finally a tearless onion, but the allium has not quite caught on with the general public yet.