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Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you think whale oil was used for?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought it was used for automobile transmission lubrication.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

It’s use predates the car and was mainly used for lamps though it was used as lubricant in factories.