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The Exploding Whale (1970)

Published: Nov. 12, 2023, 12:21 p.m.

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It\u2019s November 12th. This day in 1970, a small town in Oregon decides that the best way to get rid of a massive whale that has washed up on its shores is by\u2026 dynamiting it into oblivion.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why the plan went so awry, pay tribute to the one local who was trying to warn everyone \u2014 and discuss how footage of the incident became one of the first viral videos.

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