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Monkeys knocked out power across the country of Zambia, prepare for the Monkey Revolution

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We’ve already addressed the squirrel menace, and the surprising frequency with which they knock out power here in the US, but it seems other countries have animal problems of their own. Monkeys knocked out all power in the country of Zambia recently. What are you planning, Zambian monkeys?

The outage was relatively short-lived, lasting from 8:00 AM to 9:33 AM on December 30th after monkeys executed their strategic attack on the Kariba North Bank Power Station in Siavonga District to disable human power so that they can begin their rebellion. At least we’re assuming that’s what happened.
via Geekosystem

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