Benjamin WittesNov 13, 2022

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#OTD in 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the U.S. Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. The TV segment is classic.

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“#OTD in 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the U.S. Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. The TV segment is classic.”

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@benjaminwittes Imagine the look on the insurance adjuster's face when someone told him "A 400 pound chunk of putrid whale blubber dropped on my car, and there's a huge dent." (True story, by the way.)
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