Petroleum
Petroleum in History
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morri
Petroleum was used to make the asphalt for the walls and towers of Babylon. Ancient Persian accounts indicated that petroleum was used medicinally and for lighting purposes in their society.
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Wutog
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The first streets of Baghdad were paved with tar from the natural oil pits in the region.
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