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$500,000 chunk of 'floating gold' found in dead whale (www.livescience.com)
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The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.

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[–] TheCaptain@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sometimes I wish I had a job that meant spending time outdoors…

Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, an animal health researcher at the University of Las Palmas, was digging inside the washed-up whale's carcass>

And yet other times I’m very happy with an office job.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I suppose all jobs will have exciting moments and boring moments. Well, most jobs.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'm putting in an application at the local cemetery! Imagine all the valuables inside those corpses!