In the decades since, the “Exploding Whale” has gone from a cautionary tale to a beloved piece of Oregon lore. The 55th ...
Fifty-five years ago, the State of Oregon made history by blowing up an eight-ton whale carcass on a beach in Florence.
Exploding whale fanatics will find a boatload of fun activities in Florence on Sunday, Nov. 16. There will be a 55-year ...
It’s been 55 years since Oregon state officials’ plan to obliterate a beached whale that washed up near Florence ended with a ...
The explosion that sent huge chunks of whale blubber sailing into the sky is being brought to a whole new audience in a new ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After a box believed to contain dynamite was found at a recycling plant in Knoxville, several agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ...
Despite that, and despite the fact that KATU’s remastered clip of the explosion—uploaded in 2020—has more than 22 million views on YouTube, the exploding whale still feels like a private joke among ...
Eager to clear a popular beach in the US of a beached sperm whale, local authorities hatched upon a dramatic solution on ...
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - More than two dozen heavily-armed men stormed into the centre of Guararema early on a recent morning, rousing the Brazilian town's residents with the sound of broken glass, ...