BOOM! That time Oregon blew up a whale with dynamite.

When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something ...
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Oregon’s exploding whale became a bizarre public disaster

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale.
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Newfoundland Whale Probably Won't Explode

Exploding whales—they boast a fairly brief, but dramatic history on the internet. Of course, who could forget this horrifying, totally disgusting, but oddly compelling video of a sperm whale carcass ...
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It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...
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The exploding whale of Oregon

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