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November 12, 1970: A Whale Explodes

November 12, 2011 by Dave 1 Comment

Sure, most urban legends are complete hogwash – but not all 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
  • TheExplodingWhale.com

Filed Under: Culture, History, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Portland, PortlandVsPortlandia, This Day in History

Comments

  1. Heather says

    November 12, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    Awesome. That never gets old.

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