No, eBaumsWorld was created in 2001, I'm literally talking 1998. Broken link, but it was hosted at http://www.ixpres.com/jwwiii/ They had some pretty cool vids, people being shot, suicide by train, sex during a baseball game, etc...
Either NGeo, Animal Planet or Discovery did a story on it. Had something to do with the whale being injured prior to being washed up, so when the gases kept building pressure inside the whale's internals, there was a weak spot that allowed it to burst.