Episode 31
When a Whale Exploded and Rained Blubber: Oregon’s Most Bizarre Day
Discover the unbelievable true story of the 1970 whale explosion that left cars crushed—and a town in disbelief.
Sources
- 55 years ago ODOT used explosives to dispose of a whale carcass, with disastrous results - oregonlive.comoregonlive.com
- The infamous Oregon whale explosion and its aftermathfacebook.com
- HOME | Exploding Whale Florence, Oregonxplodingwhale.com
- Inside Oregon's Exploding Whale Incident Of 1970 With History Uncoveredallthatsinteresting.com
- Why did Oregon blow up a whale? What to know for exploding whale dayregisterguard.com
- 'Should a whale ever wash ashore again' | 55 years since Oregon exploding whale incidentkatu.com
- r/nosleep on Reddit: In 1970, the state of Oregon blew up a beached whale. They lied about the reason whyreddit.com
- The Exploding Whale—The LIVE Report - Facebookfacebook.com
- In 1970, a whale washed up on the Oregon coast and no one knew how to move it. They decided to blow it up. TONIGHT, we will host Exploding Whale Night at Walker Stadium as your Pickles take on the Wild Bills at 7:05! Honor Portland history and come watch us blow up a whale after our game because we have a whale of our own to get rid of. ð: picklestickets.com | Portland Pickles Baseball | Facebookfacebook.com
- The bizarre, blubber-filled story behind Oregon’s 1970 Exploding Whale Incidentkomonews.com
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