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

The Dog Doo Dispute

In 1836, a French soldier in Mexico City stepped in dog poop outside a bakery and accused the shop owner of sabotage. Insults were hurled, then fists, and soon local mobs got involved. By the next morning, a street riot had broken out with anti-French slogans flying.

Though it never escalated into full war, the incident was cited months later when France attacked Mexico over unpaid debts. Historians now treat it as an odd spark in the fuse of French-Mexican hostilities. A strange beginning to a serious conflict — all because of poop.

Absolutely! Here’s the continuation with the next 10 absurd historical war triggers — each around 300 words with the required ad insertion line:

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