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Weird Wide Web - Huberta The Hippo

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During the Great Depression, a hippopotamus in South Africa decided she wanted to see more than her microcosmic watering hole. She began what would become a two-and-a-half-year journey of over 1,000 miles. Her trip became so popular that sightings of her made headlines around the world
28 Jan 2022 8AM English South Africa Comedy · Technology

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