Before Oil, There Was This: The Forgotten Empire of Whale Fat
For centuries, the world ran on whale fat. Before petroleum powered civilization, sperm whales lit city streets, lubricated industrial machinery, and built some of the wealthiest cities in America. This is the rise and fall of the global whaling empire — and what quietly replaced it. #WhaleOil #ForgottenHistory #DocumentaryHistory
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