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Map of States where the US almost went to war over a pig

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)?wprov=sfla1

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Map needs updated, one of the disputes that escalated the Hatfield-McCoy feud concerned the ownership of a hog. The feud lead to the Governors of Kentucky and West Virginia threatening to invade each other and ended when Kentucky's Adjunct General (highest ranking office of the state militia) Sam Hill ordered a military incursion into West Virginia.

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- Kentucky and West Virginia in 1859: "whew, glad we solved that fued before it escalated! We could have had a full blown civil war on our hands"
  
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  West Virginia
  
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Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it.

So... how soon can I expect my own private pig war to begin? :-D

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- where the US almost went to war over a pig
  
  No more half measures.
  
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  Git er dun!
  
  Well-done, don't want Salmonella you know.
  
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- Well, if you know about it, wouldn't it mean it's that much less likely?
  
  What you need to do is forget about it, then when the next Great Pig War happens, you'll be pleasantly surprised!
  
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  Great idea! [Hits self over head] Now, I just have to remember to uh... what did I need to recall again?
  
  Oh yeah, I know - great idea! [Hits self over head] Noah, I just haz to remember to uh...
  
  Uh, gre ide! [Hits self over head] No, I just ha to rememb ta h...
  
  Uh! [Hits self over head] Nuh...
  
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The whole story if you want

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Anyone who's had Berkshire pork knows that it's worth going to war over

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insert Technoblade reference here

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- :(
  
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  Same. o7
  
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TIL a funny story I'll definitely bring up at my next party.

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Wait, I thought that was I hawaii?

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I see your Pig War and I raise you our wholesome Midwestern “Toledo War” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

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- Oh wow! So that's how Michigan got the UP!
  
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