Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days 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-square26fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down18cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
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.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·25 days 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!