So when a dead blue whale washed ashore in Trout River, Newfoundland, last week, the Internet had to know: Would it explode? Helpfully, one expert made us a handy web site: hasthewhaleexplodedyet.com.
Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...