See the Oregon Military Department Records Guide, 1847-1986 for an agency history, images, web links and detailed descriptions of Oregon Military Department records held by the Oregon State Archives. Also see the Life on the Home Front and Oregon at War exhibits.
The largest giant squid recorded by scientists measured 43 feet (12 meters) long, according to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Faked photo of a giant squid supposedly found In California.
One of the largest beaks ever recorded was on a 495-kilogram colossal squid. The beak had a lower rostral length of 42.5 millimeters. Many beaks have also been discovered in the stomachs of sperm whales, as the stomach juices dissolve the soft flesh of the squid, leaving the hard beaks behind.