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Article #623346Re: off topic All-electric homes
From: hanc...
Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 17:51
Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 17:51
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On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3:12:27 AM UTC-4, ma...@mail.com wrote: > One of the reasons for whale hunting in the 19th century was that street > lighting was usuall powered by whale oil. That's why oil was so popular right away--it was cheaper and better. Huge business just selling kerosene. The book "The Prize" is a great history of the oil industry. For instance, Shell Oil was started by a man who originally imported sea shells and knickknacks for resale.
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