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Today in Michigan history: Circus hippopotamus escapes into the Detroit River
In 1863 a circus hippopotamus escaped and jumped into the Detroit River
DETROIT – On this day, nearly 160 years ago, a circus hippopotamus escaped his cage and jumped into the Detroit River, according to Michigan Day by Day, a website run by a retired Michigan State University librarian....
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