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-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months agoBut that’s made from ambergrease which is produced in the digestive system of a whale and can be found once in a while on the beach too.
But that’s made from ambergrease which is produced in the digestive system of a whale and can be found once in a while on the beach too.