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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: on Nostr: TIL about Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: 1. Can swim up to 43 mph (69 km/h). Their wide fins ...

TIL about Atlantic Bluefin Tuna:

1. Can swim up to 43 mph (69 km/h). Their wide fins retract and their eyes are flush with their bodies.
2. They are blue on top and white on bottom to be camouflaged from above and below.
3. Grow up to 6.5 ft (2m) and 550 lbs (249kg).
4. The etymology of “tuna” is Greek, meaning “to rush,” in relevance to their speed.

https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-library/bluefin-tuna/

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