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Jan 26, 2024 inhistory

A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby.

A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby.

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