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minus-squareRoboticidelink1•1 year agoWhales have been used for a number of resources in the past. Oil from blubber was a big one, and used in everything from lamps to soap. Ambergris was a perfume base. Spermaceti, the substance in the head of sperm whales, was used for candles and also lamps, as it was a higher quality.
Whales have been used for a number of resources in the past.
Oil from blubber was a big one, and used in everything from lamps to soap.
Ambergris was a perfume base.
Spermaceti, the substance in the head of sperm whales, was used for candles and also lamps, as it was a higher quality.