The Strange Whale Tale

There was a story out of Oregon that claimed whale blubber was raining from the sky. The headlines made national news, but the story was so absurd that nobody believed it. Apparently, a whale had washed up on the shore, but who would believe that there was a whale in Oregon of all places?
And how did its blubber start to fall from the sky? Was this story just a hoax that was inflated to sell papers? Was it just a rumor that got out of control? The real story behind this urban legend may surprise you…