Today in Michigan history: Circus hippopotamus escapes into the Detroit River

**Jimaz** · June-22-22, 07:10 PM

From the Department of Goofy Detroit Trivia, we bring you ...

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....

**Honky Tonk** · June-22-22, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jimaz

From the Department of Goofy Detroit Trivia, we bring you ...

Today in Michigan history: Circus hippopotamus escapes into the Detroit River

What, no video?

**Jimaz** · June-22-22, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

What, no video?

History of Edison Motion Pictures

Edison's laboratory was responsible for the invention of the Kinetograph {a motion picture camera} and the Kinetoscope {a peep-hole motion picture viewer}. Most of this work was performed by Edison's assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, beginning in 1888.

So, no. No video existed before 1888.

But you knew that, didn't you?

Grow up.

**Gistok** · June-22-22, 10:03 PM

Aw cmon Jimaz... give him some entertainment....

**Honky Tonk** · June-23-22, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Aw cmon Jimaz... give him some entertainment....

Hey you're wife's calling you...

**Honky Tonk** · June-23-22, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Jimaz

History of Edison Motion PicturesSo, no. No video existed before 1888.

But you knew that, didn't you?

Grow up.

Grown men making fart jokes and playing with Legos, now that's maturity.

**Gistok** · June-23-22, 03:49 AM

Old Honky Tonk seems to go off the rails whenever his Blood Pressure meds run out... But his level of maturity is never too high to make fun of people's ethnicity or family.

**Maof** · June-23-22, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Hey you're wife's calling you...

Wow.

**Jimaz** · June-23-22, 10:05 AM

Within the quote in the first post above there is a link to Michigan Day by Day. It's worth bookmarking. From its "About" page:

A Michigan history blog pulling together anecdotes about Michigan-related events and stories arranged by date, compiled by Jon Harrison, a retired librarian who used to work for the Michigan State University Libraries....

There appear to be some useful links there but some of them don't work for me. YMMV

**jcole** · June-23-22, 01:57 PM

That was NOT a fart; that was a full blown crap.

Originally Posted by Gistok

Aw cmon Jimaz... give him some entertainment....

**Gistok** · June-23-22, 03:25 PM

Jcole... yeah I saw that on Youtube, had never seen anything like that, and thought it would be funny to post on DYES. But dayyum... he got downright nasty... He goes off in an almost apoplectic rage like that without warning from time to time... I try to ignore him when I can.