stackyFACTSWhile plenty of animals use basal tears to lubricate their eyes, we are completely unique in our ability to cry because we are sad. This bizarre evolutionary quirk likely developed as a silent social signal, allowing early hominids to express deep vulnerability to the tribe without loudly alerting nearby predators to their location.
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