A Whale-Oiled Machine - 99% Invisible
Briefly

In the 1800s, whaling was a vast and brutal industry-sometimes as deadly for the sailors involved as it was for the whales.And the global epicenter of whaling could be found in New Bedford, MA.All this slaughter wasn't to feed hungry people with whale meat.It was about all the things people could make out of whale blubber, including soap and of course: lantern fuel.
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