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First Mammalian Tears
The first mammalian tears appeared with the first mammals, roughly 65 million years ago in the beginning of the Cenozoic Era. (this timeline doen't allow going back that far) -
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First mention of tears in literature
The earliest record of tears was found on the Ras Shamra Texts dating back to 14th century BC from the ancient city of Ugarit. (too far back to put on this timeline) -
The Weeping Woman
This is a painting called The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso in 1937. -
Crying Girl Painting
Crying Girl by Roy Lichtenstein is published -
Raju, the elephant, emotionally cries
Raju, after being beaten abused for years, cries tears of happiness. Raju is an example of animals crying due to emotions