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SCOUT· 35%38m·2024-06-07·HistoryThe Revenge of the Whales
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 12
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in 1819, Owen Chase is standing on a slowly sinking ship. It's just been headbutted by an 85 foot whale. It's taking in water. And now the creature is coming back for another go. This is a whaling ship, and Chase is convinced that he observes "fury and vengeance" in the animal. In…
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