Don_DickletoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 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.org)external-linkarrow-up1235arrow-down18message-square26fedilink
arrow-up1227arrow-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.org)Don_DickletoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543Englisharrow-up6arrow-down0·2 months agoedit-22 months agolinkfedilinkBut 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.