The Deepest Dive in History: Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean

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The deepest dive in history. As a kid, I was fascinated by explorers—especially those pushing the limits of the unknown beneath the ocean surface.

How deep is the ocean?
How can we even survive down there?
And what kind of machines allow humans to reach places where sunlight has never existed?

Short  History of Whaling

Whaler standing by killed whale

From the hunting for food restricted within local communities, whale hunting ballooned to the full scale commercial operations that decimated the once abundant and thriving whale population bringing it to the edge of extinction.