November 20, 2012

Captain Ahab

On this day in 1820, the whaling ship Essex was attacked by a giant sperm whale and destroyed, thus leading to the creation of Moby Dick.
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1 comment:

Professor Longnose said...

I hate that sperm whale more than Ahab hated Moby-Dick.

12:28 PM

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