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Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’ (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

whales have something in their brain cavity that was considered valuable at the time, can't remember what it was called or what it was used for but I think that was the equivilant thing they were going for in Avatar

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    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.

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