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First American oil field in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1859 (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why were they drilling for oil before we had ICE engines? I can't think of any Civil War era machines that ran but coal and steam.

[โ€“] Peter1986C 3 points 2 months ago

A guess: lamps.

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