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TIL Men have nipples because mammary cells are formed in the embryo before the Y chromosome determines that the embryo is a male.

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Z8eKp TIL that, as a vice presidential nominee in the 1824 election, John C. Calhoun was the running mate of both noted rivals John Quincy Adams & Andrew Jackson.
BrJpd TIL when future Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage had a rough streak after joining NY Yankees, Mickey Rivers once jumped on the bullpen cart screaming "Don't let him in the game!"
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