The idea of an exploding whale might seem like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller or a horror movie, but it’s a rare, real-life event that occurs when a dead whale’s body bursts due to the ...

Happy botched whale corpse disposal day to you and yours. Just last year, Florence Mayor Rob Ward stood in front of a small crowd at Exploding Whale Memorial Park to announce that the whole month of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. on November 9, 1970, officials in Florence, Oregon, decided a 45-foot-long stinky sperm whale needed to go. A whale that dies ...

An Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84. George Thomas Thornton gained national attention over the exploding whale, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sight. The scavengers. The smell. These were the main problems Oregonians were facing when a dead sperm whale washed up on a ...

FLORENCE, ORE. - You might have seen the footage on ABC's America's Funniest Videos this weekend -- the infamous exploding whale on Oregon's coast. The legendary story involves a dead whale, a half ...

The sleepy town of Florence, Oregon, became the setting for one of the most bizarre news stories in American history. An eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore, measuring a whopping forty-five feet in ...

Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...

On Monday night, Florence Mayor Rob Ward, standing before a small crowd at Exploding Whale Memorial Park, flanked by two people dressed in whale costumes — one dead, the other smiling — officially ...

Portland’s homelessness crisis is worsening as more people lose housing than regain it, while city leaders push ambitious plans to boost housing supply. Person has serious injuries after jumping over ...

It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the famous whale occurrence. It happened one fateful afternoon on the shores of ...