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A wandering pig brought the US and Great Britain to the brink of war
In 1859, a dispute between the United States and Great Britain nearly ignited an international war on San Juan Island over a single potato patch. An American farmer shot an Irish pig rooting up his tubers, sparking furious local threats. Within weeks, the confrontation escalated to five hundred American soldiers facing off against five British warships carrying over two thousand men. After months of tense standoff, peaceful diplomacy prevailed; the pig was the conflict's sole casualty.
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