When peeled or cut, onions release a chemical that reacts with tears on the surface of your eyes. The chemical reaction produces sulfuric acid which irritates your eyes. Interview friends, family and neighbors to see what methods they use to keep from crying.
Tulip Poplar - Liriodendron tulipifera. Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) The tulip poplar (also called tulip tree) is actually more closely related to magnolia than either a tulip or a poplar. The reference to tulips comes from the shape of the greenish yellow and orange flowers. Tulip poplar is currently the state tree of Kentucky.
The tallest known specimen of tulip poplar currently stands in the Baxter Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and is 177.4 feet tall and 11 feet in circumference. Another famous specimen, the Sag Branch Giant, is the second tallest, with an estimated height of 167.7 feet.