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.

Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days.

The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon.

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