New York's Whale of a Problem

Did you know that New York once had a whale problem? And their solution

was... explosive. Washed ashore, these colossal creatures posed a unique

challenge: how to dispose of them. Someone, somewhere,

came up with a truly wild idea: dynamite. Engineers decided a

controlled explosion would dismember the whale into manageable pieces. The day arrived. Spectators gathered,

eager to witness the unusual spectacle. But instead of neat pieces, a rain of

whale blubber descended upon the onlookers. Cars were damaged, people were horrified, and the smell

was... indescribable. A truly bizarre chapter in history, reminding us that