stackyFACTSIn 1910, America faced a massive meat shortage and an overgrowth of invasive water hyacinths in southern swamps.
In 1910, America faced a massive meat shortage and an overgrowth of invasive water hyacinths in southern swamps. A serious proposal was pushed to import herds of hippopotamuses to eat the plants and subsequently be harvested for their meat, which was optimistically branded as 'lake cow bacon.' Fortunately, the plan stalled before anyone had to figure out how to safely wrangle aggressive, two-ton aquatic murder beasts in the bayou.
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