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hermitcrabyesterday at 8:31 PM1 replyview on HN

Random fact, Dolly the cloned sheep was named after Dolly Parton:

"Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton's."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep)

In the end I think her generosity outshone her other famous attributes.


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triceratopsyesterday at 9:20 PM

The past really is a foreign country.

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