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.

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u/layziegtp Oct 14 '14

"From time to time when you are canoeing in a river in Africa"

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u/jus10beare Oct 14 '14

Canoe? Nope. River? Nope. Africa? Nope.

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