In 2004, residents of the Taiwanese city of Tainan got quite a surprise when a whale carcass, being transported from the beach where it died to a biology laboratory, exploded – sending tons of gory, disgusting whale entrails all over the street. The explosion was blamed on pressure from gases building up as the whale decomposed, and it took 13 hours, three large lifting cranes and 50 workers to get it cleaned up.
Epic whale:
From: http://weburbanist.com/2009/11/09/mess-on-the-motorway-15-weird-truck-spills/
Corroborating report from bbc: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3437455.stm
"Quite a surprise" is putting it rather fucking mildly!