Dolly the Sheep (the most famous cloned animal) was named as such because she was cloned from a mammary gland. Her namesake was in homage to Dolly Parton’s large mammary glands.

[u/VegitoFusion]

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

[u/VegitoFusion]

Edit: I first learned about this many years ago in an episode of QI, but it was easier to post the wiki than find the clip. Dolly Parton also explained it on Regis and Kathie Lee.

[u/VegitoFusion → u/[deleted]]

I’m on Reddit wayyyy too much, so I’m surprised I never saw this specific anecdote.

[u/MasterOfBunnies → u/[deleted]]

Like op, I had not seen this posted before today.

[u/Edgar_Allen_Yo → u/[deleted]]

Didn't see it either

[u/natterjacket]

fucking embarrassing