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		baud147258 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fish bad, sugar good, and other medieval ideas abo... > the real target was whale oil, the best lubricant and it was used that way until the second half of the 20th century
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jzemeocala 11 days ago [–]

Right around when the decopods showed up and the whale went extinct....

Wait, sorry.....that was anchovies

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