{"id":4116,"date":"2020-03-14T09:26:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T08:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/why-do-onions-make-you-cry\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T18:05:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:05:23","slug":"why-do-onions-make-you-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/en\/why-do-onions-make-you-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do onions make you cry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4116\" class=\"elementor elementor-4116 elementor-1852\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d54d597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d54d597\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be63\" data-id=\"3be63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2558b7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2558b7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4949d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4949d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You never forget the first time you peel an onion. Actually, our eyes remember it, and for good reason. It itches and our eyes cry without the onions touching our face. Strange isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1633ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d1633ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45869016\" data-id=\"45869016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd7e534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd7e534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Onions make you cry because they contain tear-inducing gas.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72d77\" data-id=\"b72d77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd585bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fd585bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/illu2-oignon_Curiokids.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/illu2-oignon_Curiokids.jpg 684w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/illu2-oignon_Curiokids-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d84b8c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d84b8c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f492147\" data-id=\"6f492147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58506832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58506832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Onions, like shallots and garlic, have the power to make us cry when we peel them. These plants which belong to the same family of Liliaceae grow in the ground. During this stage, the onion is enriched with sulfur compounds which belong to the family of tear-inducing gas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e59da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e59da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-4121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids.jpg 800w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/oignon_pleurer_en-terre_curiokids-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-015de00\" data-id=\"015de00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300a0fb5\" data-id=\"300a0fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51622095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51622095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DicoKids-qo7mtx2x6sb91s5qv3v5k38zcuh9lp5ajkwhapuvss.png\" title=\"DicoKids\" alt=\"DicoKids\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b743485 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b743485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corrosive<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b01ae55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b01ae55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This says of a compound that attacks, that eats away at materials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d446c5f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d446c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acid<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad05668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad05668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are weak acids that have a bitter taste like lemon juice, and strong acids, which are toxic, like sulfuric acid, which are used in car batteries. In all cases, chemists define acids as molecules capable of losing a H+ proton in water.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-233ac670 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233ac670\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64fe39a\" data-id=\"64fe39a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd2248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9bd2248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c1f9f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c1f9f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46720fd7\" data-id=\"46720fd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8a27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a8a27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cause of our tears is propanethial oxide. A gas released into the air the minute you slice the onion. This gas comes into contact with our eyes. But as our eyes are wet, this gas will turn into a very powerful acid called sulfuric acid.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-225b808b\" data-id=\"225b808b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538bb744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"538bb744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Syn-Propanethial_S-oxide_Structural_Formula_V1_curiokids.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-4124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Syn-Propanethial_S-oxide_Structural_Formula_V1_curiokids.png 400w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Syn-Propanethial_S-oxide_Structural_Formula_V1_curiokids-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9545f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9545f89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27fd574\" data-id=\"27fd574\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b089775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b089775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sulfuric acid is a compound to be handled with great care in companies because it is corrosive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582fcee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"582fcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38253d1f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38253d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2805bb6a\" data-id=\"2805bb6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dce4a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dce4a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/illu1-oignon_Curiokids-qo7mu8cytk2hoq1c0cgibymjftfajueih1rbhdqqh4.jpg\" title=\"illu1-onion_Curiokids\" alt=\"illu1-onion_Curiokids\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-250b35b7\" data-id=\"250b35b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0f33af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d0f33af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do we cry in the presence of tear gas?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc60ea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cc60ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c44beb6\" data-id=\"1c44beb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba025e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cba025e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s a protection that mother nature has given to us. To protect our eyes, nature has provided us with glands called the lacrimal glands. They are the ones that form tears and provide good moisture for our eyes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47df304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47df304\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ed198\" data-id=\"78ed198\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0192889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0192889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When our eyes are attacked by something acidic, or simply by dust, the tear glands produce tears to clean them. This is what happens with onions, the tear glands produce tears to get rid of the sulfuric acid produced on contact with our eyes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89719b9\" data-id=\"89719b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a754742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a754742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pourquoi-pleurer_curiokids.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pourquoi-pleurer_curiokids.jpg 800w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pourquoi-pleurer_curiokids-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pourquoi-pleurer_curiokids-768x670.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cee3242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cee3242\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3789c617\" data-id=\"3789c617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405ef6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"405ef6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-494dc996 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"494dc996\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfdc367\" data-id=\"3bfdc367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4254c027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4254c027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there any trick to prevent us from crying when we peel the onions?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c347d\" data-id=\"2e2c347d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa23e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aa23e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curiokids.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/illu2-oignon_Curiokids.jpg\" title=\"illu2-onion_Curiokids\" alt=\"illu2-onion_Curiokids\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42e158e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42e158e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b003d2f\" data-id=\"2b003d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d24d8f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d24d8f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onions-usa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Onion Association<\/a> located in the state of Colorado in the United States of America, there are a few tips to reduce tear production when cut. The trick is to let the onion cool for at least 30 minutes. Then, just remove the top when peeling it. In fact, the other end with the root is the part richest in sulfur compounds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d508b60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d508b60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c985d74\" data-id=\"1c985d74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66e639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f66e639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>You never forget the first time you peel an onion. 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