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1970: Oregon blows up a whale... badly. On Nov 12th, near Florence, the Oregon Highway Division, facing a rotting 45-foot sperm whale, decided explosives were the answer. Walter Umenhofer, an engineer, used ½ ton of dynamite. The blast launched blubber chunks EVERYWHERE, damaging cars and terrifying onlookers. A much smaller cleanup crew was then needed to bury the remaining whale parts. Now that's what you call an oooops! One chunk of blubber smashed a car beyond repair! The Oregon Highway Divi
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