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That Christmas When Parisians Ate the Zoo (www.messynessychic.com)
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[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Napoleon III, a man of astoundingly terrible judgement, had infamously declared war on Prussia over some he-said-she-said, alleging the Prussian emperor had insulted him. (It actually makes modern politicians seem like saints).

The details are more-than-mildly interesting and have several valuable lessons for the modern day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Franco-Prussian_War