Thai man could get $4.2 million USD for whale vomit known as “floating gold�

NOTE: Readers with a sensitive stomach are advised not to eat while reading this article.  Floating gold… sounds mystical. Actually, it’s just hardened whale vomit known as the more elegant name “ambergris.” It’s a rare find that can cost thousands of US dollars. Recently, a man in the southern province Nakhon Si Thammarat found what might be the world’s largest chunk of whale vomit estimated to be worth around $4.2 million USD. Ambergris is a waxy substance formed from a secretion of bile duct in the intestines of sperm whales. While some say it’s whale vomit, some argue that it’s […]
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