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Boy finds a bonanza in whale vomit
Daily Echo via BNPS.co.ukEight-year-old Charlie Naysmith shows off the piece of ambergris he found on the beach at Hengistbury Head on the coast of southern England.By Alan Boyle Follow @b0yleAn 8-year-old boy in England could be up to $63,000 richer, thanks to a piece of solidified whale vomit he picked up on the beach. The chunk may look like a yellow-brownish rock, but it's actually a primo piece of ambergris, an expensive perfume ingredient that is, um, spewed out by whales.Charlie Naysmith stumbled upon the loaf-sized lump at Hengistbury Head,...
Published By: Cosmic Log - Wednesday, 29 August, 2012
