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Whales died so women could look like this': what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry
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Whales died so women could look like this': what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry
![Did you know baleen was historically referred to as whale bone? But baleen isn't bone at all! Baleen is made of keratin, the same material that makes up your fingernails and hair. Did you know baleen was historically referred to as whale bone? But baleen isn't bone at all! Baleen is made of keratin, the same material that makes up your fingernails and hair.](https://daveyslocker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/83524947_107632994028885_2790059077197405075_n.jpg)