In 1859, a pig belonging to a British citizen wandered onto an American farmer's land in San Juan Island, leading to a military standoff between the United States and Britain that became known as the Pig War; remarkably, this conflict resulted in no human casualties, with the pig itself being the only casualty of the entire dispute.
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THE PIG WARAdded:
This might be the weirdest reason a war ever started. You'd think land, power, revenge, something serious, right?
Nope. It started [music] because of a pig.
In 1859, an American farmer shot a pig that wandered onto his land.
That pig >> [music] >> belonged to the British, and suddenly both sides sent troops, starting the Pig War between the US and Britain.
And somehow, the only casualty of the entire conflict was [music] the pig.
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