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The Nature of Tears, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Is Your Throat Running When You Cry?

Tears are continually produced to cover the surface of the eye, and that they stay there when you blink. These tears drain down into openings called puncta that are on the inside corners of your eyelids. And then from here, they drain down into narrow tubes in a cavity, into a cavity called the lachrymal sack. And then finally, from there, they draining down into a duct where they empty into your nose.

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