Calvin Coolidge’s Family Kept Their Pet “William Johnson Hippopotamus” At The National Zoo
This month in 1927, Americans were fawning over an animal headed to the National Zoo in Washington: a presidential hippo named Billy.
A Lawmaker Tried To Get Americans To Eat Hippo Meat, AKA “Lake Bacon”
About this time in 1910, a member of Congress thought the next big food trend would be hippo meat.
Woman Wears Sterilized Hippo Costume To Hug Her Mom At Retirement Home
Where do you even get a costume of a sterilized hippo?