Whale oil

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Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. It was at one point an important fuel for illumination, as well as machine lubrication and other uses. Despite the increased availability of petroleum-based alternatives such as kerosene, whales and whale oil continued to be harvested well past the mid-20th century, although with the decline in commercial whaling its use has almost entirely ceased today.

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