A seaside town dealt with a giant whale carcass by using dynamite, which caused blubber dents on nearby cars.
Sources
- Offbeat Travel: Rebels With a Cause | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.iflscience.com/oregons-infamous-exploding-whale-incident-of-1970-74169 (iflscience.com)
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/11/01/242347861/man-behind-oregons-famous-exploding-whale-dies (npr.org)
- https://assets.atlasobscura.com/places/exploding-whale-memorial-park (assets.atlasobscura.com)
- https://vocal.media/history/the-odd-case-of-the-exploding-whale-in-oregon-a-bizarre-moment-in-history (vocal.media)
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