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Kerosene boils between 150 and 300 degrees [[celsius]].
 
Kerosene boils between 150 and 300 degrees [[celsius]].
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From 1860 to the 1930s kerosene was used primarily for lighting; it replaced whale oil and candles.  It was the major product of the oil companies before gasoline for automobiles became important around 1910.
    
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