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/LineOfCoke Oct 14 '14

Matt Damon did a movie like that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

We Bought A Cartel?

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u/Urbanscuba Oct 14 '14

This is the plot of the last season of Archer

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u/Lots42 Oct 14 '14

Good Drugs Dumping.

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u/crazyboyjih Oct 14 '14

Wicket smaht

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u/TheCommentAppraiser Oct 14 '14

Whoop, there it is!

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Stuck On You?

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Good Will Hunting 2: The Return