It has been 44 years since America’s first viral news story occurred. It all went down on a beach in Florence, Oregon when the carcass of a 45-foot sperm whale was exploded on the beach by an overeager demolition crew that used a half ton of dynamite to explode the whale which sent millions of pieces of whale debris flying into the sky before it rained down on everyone in the vicinity. Flash forward 44 years and Exploding Whale Day is now an official holiday in Oregon.
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