(Undated) — One man is cashing in after stumbling on a chunk of whale vomit on a beach. According to the “Mirror,” as Ken Wilman walked along a beach in Morecambe, England his dog found a six pound yellow rock. Wilman didn’t know what it was until he performed an Internet search and discovered it was a hardened piece of sperm whale puke called ambergris. It turns out ambergris is an ingredient in manufacturing perfume and is quite expensive. So far a French dealer has offered more than 70-thousand dollars for the upscale up-chuck, but one expert thinks it could be worth up to 158-thousand dollars. Apparently it all depends on how fresh it is. Wilman say finding the pricey puke is like winning the lottery.
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