A pig once triggered a military standoff: In 1859, a conflict known as the Pig War erupted between the United States and Great Britain over the border of San Juan Island. A British-owned pig wandered onto an American farmer's land and ate his potatoes, prompting the farmer to shoot it. The dispute escalated until both nations deployed fully armed warships and infantry before resolving the boundary peacefully with zero human casualties.
A pig once triggered a military standoff: In 1859, a conflict known as the Pig War erupted between the United States and Great Britain over the border of San Juan Island. A British-owned pig wandered onto an American farmer's land and ate his potatoes, prompting the farmer to shoot it. The dispute escalated until both nations deployed fully armed warships and infantry before resolving the boundary peacefully with zero human casualties.
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