PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFirst American oil field in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1859lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10
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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIllumination, heating, and lubrication, I believe. Alternative to whale oil and the like.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAh! Morality aside, makes more economic sense than chasing giant mammals in the ocean.
Illumination, heating, and lubrication, I believe. Alternative to whale oil and the like.
Ah! Morality aside, makes more economic sense than chasing giant mammals in the ocean.