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Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean, but how old can they actually get? Scientists were puzzled for years—until an unlikely tool helped them unlock the mystery: nuclear bomb tests from the 1950s and '60s!

In this video, we dive into the surprising connection between nuclear fallout and whale shark aging. Learn how radioactive carbon-14 from nuclear tests left a ‘time stamp’ that allowed researchers to accurately age these gentle giants for the first time.

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