Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that whales were saved from massacre when kerosene appeared (1860s) because, until then, whale oil was widely used as illumination fuel.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down16
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkTIL that whales were saved from massacre when kerosene appeared (1860s) because, until then, whale oil was widely used as illumination fuel.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·3 months agoWow, how did the bay know that we wouldn’t need its ice any more? Nature’s miracles never cease!
Wow, how did the bay know that we wouldn’t need its ice any more? Nature’s miracles never cease!