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Published: 2018-03-02 22:02:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 7232; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 15
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Science Fact Friday: Sweat Edition, aka The One Where Jenn Gets Semantic Satiation For The Word Sweat. Sweat sweat sweat sweat. S-weat.


(Apocrine glands are also responsible for pheromone release and territorial scent markings and that stuff - hence why other mammals are covered in apocrine glands.)


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Comments: 4

phraught [2018-03-06 13:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Aha - I did not know this - sweet!

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Ahiru-Dezu [2018-03-02 23:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Gross but cool. I just sweated today before it could rain.

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Alithographica In reply to Ahiru-Dezu [2018-03-10 05:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Ugh I can't wait to sweat in warm weather again. Right now it's winter where I am and all my sweating is done under layers and layers of warm clothes. It's even less pleasant. :l

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dragondoodle [2018-03-02 22:10:11 +0000 UTC]

Interesting!

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