A dead whale hit the beach - then it exploded
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A dead whale hit the beach - then it exploded
In 1970, a massive sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon, creating a public problem officials didn’t know how to solve. With crowds gathering and decay setting in, authorities approved an explosive solution. What followed turned a cleanup into a spectacle no one forgot.
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