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Sweat.
Byline: --SARAH VAN BOVEN
Thomas A. Edison famously once said, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration." We say that we wish our unwanted beads of the stuff were going toward such a lofty goal. A look at the other relevant facts and figures related to sweat--oh, sorry, glow .
2.6 million: Number of sweat glands on a typical human body.
4: Approximate number of cups the average person sweats per day.
1888: Year the first U.S. antiperspirant was trademarked, by the brand Mum.
1952: Year Ban roll-on was created, when the inventor applied the principle of ballpoint pens to deodorant.
40: Percentage of women who use invisible solid stick deodorant.
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