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    It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Most elephants weigh less than a blue whale's tongue.
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    A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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    Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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    Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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    A dork is a whale's penis.
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