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The Exploding Whale – A Disaster of Blubber and Bad Decisions


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🐳πŸ’₯ What happens when a huge dead whale washes up on a beach? In 1970, the town of Florence, Oregon, found out the hard way when officials decided the best way to remove it was by blowing it up with dynamite.

What followed was one of the most bizarre public disasters in historyβ€”a rain of flying whale blubber, crushed cars, and a stench that haunted the town for weeks.

🎧 Join Did You Know? as we uncover the wild, true story of the exploding whale and what happens when good intentions go horribly wrong!

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