Dolly Parton: What You (Probably) Didn’t Know

Published on 10/11/2018
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In 1995, scientists were able to successfully clone the first mammal. How is this relevant? Well, you should know that they named the sheep clone Dolly! Here is what Ian Wilmut, the lead scientist behind the experiment, had to say about the matter: “Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we couldn’t think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton’s.”

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Dolly was actually delighted when she knew the sheep was named after her. She said, “She was called after me because she had big mammary glands. She gave me a lot of competition… but I always said there’s no such thing as baaad publicity.”

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