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Ambergris in dried form. Ambergris (/ ˈ æ m b ər ɡ r iː s / or / ˈ æ m b ər ɡ r ɪ s /; Latin: ambra grisea; Old French: ambre gris), ambergrease, or grey amber is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. [1]
Left to right: A sample of solid raw spermaceti, a spermaceti wax candle and a bottle of sperm oil. Spermaceti / s p ər m ə ˈ s iː t i ˌ-ˈ s ɛ-/ is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales). Spermaceti is created in the spermaceti organ inside the whale's head
Robert Klark Graham (June 9, 1906 – February 13, 1997) was an American eugenicist and businessman who made millions by developing shatterproof plastic eyeglass lenses and who later founded the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for geniuses, in the hope of implementing a eugenics program.
Man in Black Eau de Parfum is among the best-selling colognes from top fashion label, Bvlgari. The scent was launched in 2014 and has gone on to become a favorite among men looking for a great ...
Many celebrities have signed contracts with perfume houses to associate their name with a signature scent, as a self-promotion campaign. [1] The scents are then marketed; the association with the celebrity's name usually being the selling point of the campaign.
Branded content. Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. The sweet, slightly tart scent of citrus brings to mind breezy summer ...
After killing a sperm whale, the whalers would pull the carcass alongside the ship, cut off the cranium and haul it on deck, whereupon they would cut a hole in it and bail out the matter inside with a bucket. The primary source of sperm oil was the spermaceti organ and the junk (or "melon"), the organs that serve to focus and modulate the ...
A young member of one of the world’s largest species got stranded on an Outer Banks beach. But rescuers couldn’t save it. A juvenile sperm whale was spotted near Jennette’s Pier on North ...