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Thailand Garbage Collector Finds Smelly Mass that Could Be Whale Vomit Worth Over $100,000
The large chunk could be ambergris, sperm whale vomit that eventually develops into a sweet-smelling substance used in perfumes Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE.
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A kilogram of 'whale vomit' may be worth ₹10 million — it could get you behind bars too
A Mumbai man has been arrested for trying to sell 1.3 kg of whale vomit for a whopping ₹170 million. Whale vomit also called Ambergris is an expensive ingredient used in making perfumes.
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From hunting to watching - our changing relationship with whales
Even whale vomit – ambergris - was used in the manufacture of perfume and was known as 'floating gold'. Factory ships allowed whales to be processed more efficiently and by the time World War ...