Onion Facts | Facts about Onions

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Chewing gum while cutting onions will prevent crying

Cutting an onion releases a gas that irritates your eyes and makes them water.

Ancient Egyptians placed onions in the eye sockets of the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses IV.

Tearless onions called Sunions went on sale in the US in 2022.

Vidalia onions are sweet because they grow in low-sulfur soil in Georgia, and only onions from that region can legally use the name.

In the Middle Ages, onions were sometimes used to pay rent.

Onions are toxic to dogs and cats.

Chilling onions before cutting them can reduce tears.

Libya has been reported to eat the most onions per person.

The onion family includes garlic, leeks, and chives.

During the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant reportedly sent a message saying he wouldn't move his army without onions.

People have been poisoned after mistaking daffodil bulbs for onions.