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A profession that powered the Industrial Revolution with oil squeezed from the planet's largest brains.
lamp fuelWhale oil lit cities before kerosene existed
voyage lengthSingle trips often lasted three to four years
sperm prizeSpermaceti from head cavities made the finest candles
moby dickMelville's whale was based on a real ship-sinker
teen crewsMany harpooners were boys barely past childhood