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The Whisky War: The diplomatic conflict that Canada and Denmark fought with liquor bottles

For nearly fifty years, soldiers from both countries 'invaded' a deserted Arctic rock to replace the rival flag and leave a bottle of their national spirit.

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Operation Paul Bunyan: The most disproportionate military deployment to chop down a tree

In 1976, the United States and South Korea mobilized aircraft carriers, B-52 bombers, and hundreds of soldiers to cut down a single poplar on the Korean border.

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The Whisky War: The diplomatic conflict that Canada and Denmark fought with liquor bottles

Operation Paul Bunyan: The most disproportionate military deployment to chop down a tree