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A professor trying to solve the death of a beached sperm whale ended up discovering 21 pounds of...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA pod of sperm whales swimming near Mauritius on November 10, 2011Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images A...
How whale vomit became the key to the most luxurious fragrances
NY Post via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA rare waxy material called ambergris -- known as "floating gold," it's something of a treasure in...
A professor found $550,000 of 'floating gold' in the entrails of a dead sperm whale. Here's why...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAmbergris.Smithsonian National Museum of American History A professor found a lump of ambergris, or...
‘Mysterious rock’ discovered by dog on Scottish beach is not what it seems - and it could be worth...
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoA “mysterious rock” a dog found on a Scottish beach could earn her owner thousands. Patrick...
Elleda Wilson: Stinky jackpot
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 17—Hold-your-nose rerun: ScienceAlert.com reports that three fishermen from Oman, on the Arabian peninsula, found a whopping 176-pound chunk of ambergris worth almost $3 million ($3.7 million ...
The Coolest (and Strangest) Things That Have Ever Washed Ashore
Cheapism via AOL· 2 months agoFrom space debris to mysterious creatures and an actual Harley Davidson motorcycle, the sea has...
17 Not-So-Fun Facts That Are Actually Pretty Damn Dark
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRecently, redditor u/Ghost-5AVAGE_786 asked, "What is your not-so-fun fact?" Users from all around...