Counting Down History’s Most Ridiculous War Triggers – Crazier Than Modern Jokes

The Feud Over a Parrot

In 1812, a parrot belonging to a Portuguese nobleman was accused of mimicking royal secrets. Another noble insisted it was trained to insult his wife. A duel followed. When one noble was killed, their families launched a feud that engulfed half the region.

The parrot was eventually captured and gifted to a monastery, where it lived out its days in silence. The conflict, though minor, remains one of history’s weirdest examples of how loose beaks sink more than ships — sometimes, entire friendships.

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