Looking for a dynamite vacation destination this summer? How about the newest park in Oregon: “Exploding Whale Memorial Park”! It’s named after a 1970 event that REALLY happened, where local officials were trying to dispose of a 70 ton dead whale on the beach and decided to blow it up. Yes blubber flew everywhere, and in fact crushed a car parked a quarter mile away…no this was not a Monty Python sketch…
Big Show Funny Story: EXPLODING Whale Memorial Park!
Jun 17, 2020 | 9:05 AM
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