Not all urban legends are complete hogwash (just 99% of them).
Further reading:
- Exploding whale? It’s a true Oregon tale at Offbeat Oregon History
- The infamous tale of an exploding whale at KATU.com
- Reporter Tells Story of Exploding Whale, Again at NPR.org
- Exploding Whale Video Reporter Looks Back Four Decades Later at Asylum.com
- TheExplodingWhale.com
Awesome. That never gets old.