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A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie. It sold out

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The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts received a one-star review in twenty twenty calling it the 'worst aquarium ever'—a curious jab at a museum about whaling history that keeps no live whales. Boing Boing reports that six years later, the museum embraced the mockery by printing that very review on hoodies, T-shirts, crew necks, and bags. The merchandise sold out.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2026/08/06/whaling-museum-worst-aq...

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