The Exploding Whale Incident: Oregon History Lesson

In 1970 a 40 foot dead whale washed up on the beach near Florence. The Oregon Highway Division was tasked with getting rid of the enormous stinking thing. What ensued was deliciously, horridly absurd. They decided 20 cases of dynamite was the way to go. Rotting whale blubber rained down as far as 1/4 of a mile away. The best part: it's on YouTube.