Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 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 · 26 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·26 days 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.