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    Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (Update)

    Freakonomics Radio · Aug 15, 2025 · 38 min
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    For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out why. (Part 2 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)

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