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TIL that there are now giant pigs that are as heavy as polar bears. There is a very big pig that weighs 1102lbs (500kg), as much as a polar bear. The animal is part of a herd that is being bred to become giant swine. At slaughter, some of the pigs can sell for more than US$1,399.

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