TIL Beaver anal secretions have been used as a vanilla flavor substitute for certain foods and luxury cosmetics.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-history-of-flavoring-food-with-beaver-butt-juice/
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Discussion
Yes, so gross but amazing for perfume! Who are these people that go around gathering up animal excretions and figuring out what they can be used for the first time? Yes, yes, yes, nononono 😂