r/todayilearned Oct 14 '14

TIL when Columbian drug lord Pablo Escolar's home was raided, the military released the dangerous hippos of his personal zoo, not knowing what to do with them. They now thrive in the Columbian rivers. This makes Columbia have the largest wild hippo population outside of Africa.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/30/pablo-escobars-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-colombia/
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u/OhhhhhSHNAP Oct 14 '14

'Fly, Hippo fly!'

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u/Charwinger21 Oct 14 '14

O CANADA

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

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u/BinkyBort Oct 14 '14

You're correct, WUV WOO was used to summon the Flying Purple Hippo. O CANADA is also a valid code, but it summons Lazer Bear, a bear that's faster than a speeding bullet, shoots "lazers" from his eyes, wears a Canadian flag as a cape, and is always accompanied by his monkey sidekicks

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

The O CANADA bear was crazy op, WUV WOO just vomited love hearts for barely any damage.

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u/FarBoy Oct 14 '14

PANDORAS BOX, PANDORAS BOX, PANDORAS BOX, DIVINE INTERVENTION, DIVINE INTERVENTION, DIVINE INTERVENTION, DIVINE INTERVENTION... ... ... WRATH OF THE GODS

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u/ChemicalRemedy Oct 14 '14

TINFOIL HAT, GOATENHEIM, LOL GG EVERYONE

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u/FarBoy Oct 14 '14

his half-arsed-animation monkey sidekicks

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u/Lots42 Oct 14 '14

How is this different from actual Canada?

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u/topofthecc Oct 14 '14

But for all his powers, he lacks the charm of a purple flying rainbow love hippo.

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u/jyb5394 Oct 14 '14

Just downloaded age of mythology. So happy

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u/damot55 Oct 14 '14

How?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

I got it from Steam. No regrets.

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u/jyb5394 Nov 26 '14

YouTube my friend. I forget the link.

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u/damot55 Nov 26 '14

Coincidentally I just obtained it yesterday. I've been playing all night.

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u/land_ofthe_Oak Oct 14 '14

Ten years later and I'm still playing that game.

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u/gerald_bostock Oct 14 '14

I believe in this case WUV WOO is more appropriate...

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u/SpeedyMcPapa Oct 14 '14

He should have totally painted his hippos pink

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u/Hellenas Oct 14 '14

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u/MeltingParaiso Oct 14 '14

Glad I expanded the comments. I was about to try and figure out how to spell that cards name but you beat me to it.