
Episode 520: The Tragedy of the Essex Part I - Thar She Blows!
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What's the Biggest Thing About Right Whales?
In 1712, a man named Captain Hussey spotted a new whale off the coast of Nantucket. It's blubber was superior to that of a right whale, providing a brighter and cleaner burning light. What truly made this new whale special was what they found when they cracked open its skulls. The substance contained in the creature's head to oxygen, it looks sort of like vodka. But as the fluid oxidized, it came to look a lot more like come. So they made the substance sperm ascetti and they call me nice and they called the creature the sperm whale. That's how it's got its stupid name. 100% true. And the watching the series is
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