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TIL that mammary glands are modified/based off sweat glands

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6Emg8 TIL the company that developed the first all-wheel drive vehicles was named "Four Wheel Drive", and after their invention the company's name "Four Wheel Drive" became synonymous with all-wheel drive vehicles from any manufacturer.
d8blK TIL that 7% of all NBA referees since 1988 have come from a single county in Pennsylvania, an area notorious for illegal gambling, and from 1961-2019 at least one Philly ref has been apart of the championship crew.
0d4by TIL from 1965 to 1998, the most popular way Gatorade was packaged was in glass bottles. After this, plastic bottles became the most popular form of packaging due to safety reasons (no glass shattering), being more lightweight, cheaper, and was seen as more environmentally friendly due to recycling.
V8M8 TIL that rapper J. Cole once rented out a house in an upper class white neighborhood where he was recording his album. His neighbors suspected he was selling drugs. It resulted in an investigation and SWAT raid that cost taxpayers $1 Million. They found nothing.
ZpbkR TIL that on April 12, 1981, M&Ms were the first candy in space