Columbian drug-lord Pablo Escobar kept four Hippos in his estate before his death in 1993. Deemed too much hassle to move by authorities, his Hippos were left there and have since bred and escaped becoming an invasive species of Columbia.

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners.

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