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What happened in May 2021 when a Belgian farmer inadvertently moved a 200-year-old stone 2.29m (7.5')?

Question #149700. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Aug 24 2023.
Originally posted Aug 24 2023 8:22 PM.

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It is never cool when people leave rocks in the middle of the field you are plowing. However, this particular stone happened to be a boundary marker for the border of Belgium and France! So the farmer inadvertently made Belgium 2 meters larger and France 2 meters smaller. Thankfully authorities on both sides found the incident amusing...so long as the farmer put the marker back!

link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344

Aug 24 2023, 8:26 PM
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