Re: World Whale Day

jojo <[email protected]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:22:24 +0000

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David Dalton wrote:
> On Feb 16, 2025, jojo wrote
> (in article<[email protected]>):
> 
>> David Dalton wrote:
>>> February 16, 2025 is World Whale Day
>>> (third Sunday in February each year).
>>
>> what happens on world whale day?
> 
>  From google:
> 
> "World Whale Day, celebrated annually on the third Sunday
> of February, is an opportunity to honour these marine marvels
> and reflect on humanity's evolving relationship with them."
> 

aah right... did you know we used to hunt whales for their OIL?? 
that oil was used to light stuff like street lights. we have come 
a long way from there.