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The police busted a smuggling plot to move millions of dollars worth of whale vomit
Ambergris, a rare waxy substance from the bellies of sperm whales, is used to make the scent in per…
Aditi Bharade
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A professor trying to solve the death of a beached sperm whale ended up discovering 21 pounds of whale vomit worth half a million dollars
Ambergris, found in around one in 100 sperm whales, is a rare substance that's valued in the perfum…
Matthew Loh
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A kilogram of 'whale vomit' may be worth ₹10 million — it could get you behind bars too
In today’s bizarre news, a Mumbai man has been arrested for possession of whale vomit. Before you g…
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A group of fishermen netted a $1.5 million whale-vomit windfall after dredging up a 280-pound hunk of the stuff
Ambergris is also known as "floating gold" and is produced in a sperm whale's digestive system. It'…
Cheryl Teh
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A professor found $550,000 of 'floating gold' in the entrails of a dead sperm whale. Here's why ambergris is so expensive.
The rare substance of ambergris is often used to make high-end perfumes, and it can be worth thousa…
Nathan Rennolds
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A whale died after swallowing 80 plastic bags in Thailand
Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine biologist and lecturer at Kasetsart University, also told AFP that…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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A pregnant sperm whale was found dead with nearly 50 pounds of plastic in its belly - the second such death in the last month
This is one of at least five whales that have died from plastics around the world in the last two y…
Aylin Woodward,Associated Pre…
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The first ice cream recipe called for an ingredient made of whale feces
Feces build up behind it. The whale's gastrointestinal system responds by increasing water absorpti…
Dave Mosher
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Instead of flying, I spent 13 hours on a bus and 3 ferries in the Arctic Circle. Halfway through, I wished I'd bought a plane ticket.
The Arctic Route bus tour brought us through Norway's Arctic Circle. Tons of passengers got seasick…
Anna Staropoli
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I'm a travel influencer who's sailed to Antarctica 3 times. It's a notoriously treacherous journey — but it's so worth it.
"It's wild to go through the Drake Passage," says Alyssa Ramos, who's visited Antarctica three time…
Fortesa Latifi
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Top Stories this AM: Gaetz investigated for obstructing justice; Google's diversity head gone after antisemitic blog; Trump tracked NYT reporters
The records pull coincided with an April 2017 report about FBI Director James Comey's handling of p…
INSIDER
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The top 50 books being used to train ChatGPT and what they say about its ‘intelligence’
OpenAI won't say what books ChatGPT has read. But some data experts have figured it out — and…
Adam Rogers
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A lot of people can ‘enjoy’ this $1.3 million diamond studded gold toilet — but in a museum
Yes, you read that right. A posh gold toilet encrusted with over 40,000 diamonds on its seat was pu…
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The 'musk' smell of cologne used to come from a pretty bizarre, unexpected place
Though perfumes are made through synthetic chemical engineering processes now, back in the day, a g…
Dennis Green
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Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers
From Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds: My high-pressure days and crazy nights at the tale…
David Kushner
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Record-breaking toxic algae bloom off the West coast is devastating the Pacific Ocean
While not all of an algae species in the bloom are dangerous, some of them produce a toxic chemical…
Cody Sullivan,Jennifer Welsh
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Dartmouth Student Newspaper Slams Controversial Fraternity Hazing Tell-All
"In a campus-wide email [in 2012], then associate dean of campus life April Thompson wrote that the…
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Peter Diamandis explains how he's working toward a future where humans can freely explore space and live forever
The second thing is helping them remain curious. And I talk about this because I think curiosity is…