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56 years ago today, three days after a sperm whale washed ashore in the city of Florence, Oregon, the state's Department of Transportation attempted to remove it using a half ton (450 kg) of dynamite (en.wikipedia.org)
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Exploding Whale 50th Anniversary, Remastered! on youtube, from local television station KATU

The other thing that Florence, Oregon is famous for is accidentally banning sex, seven years after the exploding whale incident.

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Solve all my problems with dynamite

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    [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    Weeeeee! I want a job where I should use explosives to destroy whales!

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    [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    In hindsight, we learned what can fly after exploding. Not the smartest move

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