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The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
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A KATU News re-edit from remastered 4K footage of the 1970 Oregon incident in which officials blew up a beached whale and showered the beach with blubber.
Cited as the direct link to the infamous exploding whale footage, and used for jokes about explosions and whales.
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