Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...
On November 9, 1970, a gray whale about 45 feet (13.7 meters) long was washed ashore on the coast of the town of Florence, Oregon, USA. Oregon officials, who were in trouble, decided to 'explode the ...
An Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84. George Thomas Thornton gained national attention over the exploding whale, ...
The word “meme” didn’t exist when Paul Linnman and Doug Brazil—a KATU-TV reporter and cameraman, respectively—chartered a flight from Portland to Florence one cool November day in 1970, and the notion ...
This photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows a sperm whale drifting in Osaka Bay in Osaka's Nishiyodogawa Ward on Jan. 13, 2023. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura) OSAKA -- The Osaka Municipal ...
A sperm whale around 14 meters long was discovered dead off Sylt. While experts prepare to salvage it, they warn against approaching the carcass - it could burst under pressure. A sensational find off ...
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