Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through.

False - A blue whale’s aorta is 9 inches in diameter; although several otherwise reputable sources also make this claim as fact, none of them are backed up with any numbers.  Perhaps some humans (infants?) could crawl through a blue whale’s aorta, a majority of humans could not.

original claim: @OMGFacts; source: Ms. Blue’s Measurements (UCSC Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory)

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