Blue Whale

Quiz: 

The tongue of a blue whale weighs... 

• exactly 3.5 tons
• more than most elephants (2 votes)
• more than most infants (5 votes)
• less than a VW Golf (1 vote)
• less than I think (2 votes)

I‘d say it‘s a rather useless fact but the tongue of a blue whale weighs more than most elephants. 

Here are some figures: 

elephant: 2–4 tons

tongue of blue whale: up to 6 tons

(according to this page. Every side on the internet says something different but they all agree that the tongue weighs at least as much as a fully grown elephant. )

Some more interesting (still useless) facts about blue whales: 

• a new born blue whale is about 7 m long
• the heart of a blue whale is about as big as a VW beetle and weighs 1 ton
• the tongue is about 3 m (10 ft) thick 
• ... 

read more here: 

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