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    1 year ago

    Whales have been used for a number of resources in the past.

    Oil from blubber was a big one, and used in everything from lamps to soap.

    Ambergris was a perfume base.

    Spermaceti, the substance in the head of sperm whales, was used for candles and also lamps, as it was a higher quality.