It’s Exploding Whale Day in Oregon: 10 things to know about the blubber blast, 55 years later

In the decades since, the “Exploding Whale” has gone from a cautionary tale to a beloved piece of Oregon lore. The 55th ...

Oregon’s exploding whale: How the 1970 disposal disaster became cultural phenomenon

The explosion that sent huge chunks of whale blubber sailing into the sky is being brought to a whole new audience in a new ...

It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

Exploding whale fanatics will find a boatload of fun activities in Florence on Sunday, Nov. 16. There will be a 55-year ...

Dramatic overestimation in how much dynamite is needed to blow up a whale

Eager to clear a popular beach in the US of a beached sperm whale, local authorities hatched upon a dramatic solution on ...
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Sperm whales Kiwi and Guava spotted off California coast

Two sperm whales, dubbed Kiwi and Guava, were spotted seven miles off the Dana Point coast on Tuesday, Sept. 16, a rare sighting of the deep-water dwellers. The sperm whales had been spotted off San ...