HocEnimVeni@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that whales were saved from massacre when kerosene appeared (1860s) because, until then, whale oil was widely used as illumination fuel.English
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2 months agoFun fact in case anyone didn’t already know but the diesel engine was originally powered by whale oil but it’s such a resilient engine that it was later fueled by what was once considered a waste byproduct of gasoline refinement.
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