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TIL in 1859 an American farmer in the San Juan Islands shot a pig who was eating his potatoes, but the pig happened to belong to a British colonist. The conflict escalated to involve 461 Americans & 14 artillery against 5 British warships with 70 cannons and 2140 men. The only casualty was the pig

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