🦛 Escobar's Hippos

IN TODAY’S NEWS

🦛 Colombia will begin sterilizing hippos that descended from pets of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The hippos, which spread from Escobar’s estate into nearby rivers, have no natural predators and have been declared an invasive species that could upset the ecosystem.

👀 West Virginia is the most obese state in the USA according to a new study. Not sure that’s a title worth claiming…

🥓 Chipotle’s founder is opening a robot-powered, meat-free restaurant.

👊 Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in. Welcome to the circus 🎪 

🦅 Man dies after being shot in face by fellow bird hunter in Iowa. No, it was not Dick Cheney this time around.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

$105 million: That’s how much per year Bud Light will pay the UFC to be its main beer sponsor. Dana White says he ‘doesn’t give a s***’ about the recent backlash against the brand.

19 years: That’s how many years an Amish woman went without taking a shower apparently.

6: That’s how many bottles of Visine some nutjob put into a water bottle in order to kill her friend.

$40 billion: That’s how much economic impact Disney has claimed to have on the state of Florida as it debates Gov. DeSantis in court.

W AND L OF THE DAY

W: Novak Djokovic gets his trophy after securing year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending 8th time.

L: Great white shark gets run off by a gang of seals. Wait, isn’t it supposed to be the other way around?

CONTENT FOR THE BOYS

Here’s Canada’s PM getting knocked out, enjoy 👍️ 

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Cheers, until next time ✌️