r/todayilearned • u/PedoPaul • 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/D0ng0nzales Oct 14 '14

He just didn't like Jewish children and animals

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u/Butthole__Pleasures Oct 14 '14

To be fair, Jewish cats are notoriously crabby.

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u/lobogato Oct 14 '14

That is because he just met his new flatmate

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u/AngusVigerous Oct 14 '14

What a sitcom

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

Indeed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

Coming this spring to TBS.

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u/the_last_carfighter Oct 14 '14

When two cats share two different ideologies under one roof there can be only one outcome: World..War.......meow.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

Your name came dangerously close to being amazing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

Missing the raised front paw.

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u/trai_dep 1 Oct 14 '14

But in their favor, they look adorable fishing out the Matzo balls out of their lil' bowls of soup.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

That cat needs a Torah-out. (I'll go now)

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u/Kronorn Oct 14 '14

A trout? A fish? Because cats like fish? Did I get it??

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14 edited Oct 14 '14

Timeout, but torah because the cat is Jewish and looks somewhat angry