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-up1234arrow-down17
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-square26fedilink
minus-squareChickenstalker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoHorses were saved by cars too. Before ICE cars, horses were treated like shit and worked to death.
Horses were saved by cars too. Before ICE cars, horses were treated like shit and worked to death.