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Can chewing gum stop onion tears

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It sounds like playground witchcraft, but it is pure biology. The aggressive chewing motion forces you to breathe entirely through your mouth, pulling the onion's irritating sulfate gases away from your delicate tear ducts. You will look ridiculous, but you will not cry.

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