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TIL the bluefin tuna is one of the fastest accelerating fish reaching a maximum of 3.27 G, or approximately 32 ms^-2. It would reach a speed of 144 mph if the tuna did it for 2 seconds. That's faster than any car. The bluefin tuna's top speed is roughly 44 mph.

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