From November to December 1932, Australia was losing the great war. No, not the “Great War” where tens of millions of people died. I’m talking about the Great Emu War, fought against 20,000 rampaging emus. You see, what Australia had was an emu overpopulation problem. The military was sent in to kill them, but they underestimated the mob of flightless birds. They only managed to kill 986 of about 20,000 emus, and they had used up almost all of their supplies. The war is listed as the only recorded victory for “emus” as the military had totally failed in killing even 1/20th of the emus.

From June 15th to October 1859, America and Britain sent their troops to the disputed island of San Juan near Washington. Why, you ask? It’s sort of a long story. The island was never really British or American. The two countries signed a treaty stating that the islands were split "to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island.” What channel that actually was depends on who you ask. This led to American and British citizens both inhabiting the island.

Now what was the event that set the war in motion? A pig. More specifically, a British pig killed by an American farmer. The pig was shot by the American after it was found having a pleasant meal in his potato fields. America and Britain both sent in soldiers and battleships to settle the problem. After having their soldiers not actually fight, they later asked Wilhelm I, the Kaiser of Germany, to decide who owned the island. His committee of 3 men voted in favor of America. Thus, America owns the island. The pig ended up being the only casualty.