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TIL A 7300 kg sperm whale was exploded using half a ton of dynamite with chunks of flesh flying up to 240m away. By coincidence, a brand new Oldsmobile, purchased during a "Get a Whale of a Deal" promotion, was flattened by a chunk of falling blubber after the blast.

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