8. The French-Brazilian Lobster War
France will do anything to get its hands on some good quality lobster. Apparently this includes going to war with Brazil. You see, France was apparently allowed to fish off the coast of Brazil. The operative word here is “fish.” They then tried to claim that lobsters are a type of fish. Brazil’s Oceanography experts shot back with their side of the story, that “Lobsters cling to the ocean floor and are therefore part of the continental shelf.” The situation became critical when French fishing boats, which were stealing all of the lobster from the Brazilian fisherman, refused to leave the area. Brazil called in its navy. France called in theirs. An epic standoff ensued. Brazil was able to capture one French ship and scare the rest of the French into retreating, in typical French fashion.
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