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The Oregon exploding whale is one of the strangest, funniest, and most unbelievable true stories in internet history.

In Florence, Oregon, 1970, an 8-ton dead sperm whale washed ashore. Locals didn’t know what to do… so the Oregon Highway Division decided the “best” solution was to blow up the whale with dynamite.

What followed became viral video history:

Half a ton of dynamite turned the whale into flying blubber shrapnel

A car was flattened by falling whale chunks

Reporters, families, and onlookers witnessed one of the biggest beach cleanup fails ever

The infamous KATU news clip spread for decades, long before YouTube, TikTok, or memes

This weird history documentary breaks down:
✅ Why “exploding a whale” seemed like a good idea
✅ How the exploding whale clip became one of the first viral videos
✅ The science of why whale carcasses explode
✅ The 2004 Taiwan whale explosion that went viral worldwide
✅ Why this bizarre moment remains part of internet culture, meme history, and beach cleanup fails

If you love unbelievable true stories, strange history, early viral videos, meme legends, and internet documentaries, this one is for you.

📺 Watch the full breakdown of the Oregon whale explosion and see why this bizarre event still blows up online today.

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