Why do onions make you cry?
- Written by Minda Daughtry, Extension Agency, Agriculture – Horticulture, North Carolina State University
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Why do onions make you cry? – Dana L., age 12, Belmont, Massachusetts
Onions are grown and used all over the world, and anyone who has cut...

