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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 โ€” and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.

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[โ€“] 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!