Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWe’ve killed off many other species simply by existing and expanding. And even more with what we do to the environment constantly.
We’ve killed off many other species simply by existing and expanding. And even more with what we do to the environment constantly.