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Claw & Order: The Great Lobster War of 1961
What happens when two global powers slide to the brink of military conflict over a menu item? In the early 1960s, France and Brazil mobilized warships, scrambled aircraft carriers, and engaged in high-stakes naval brinkmanship off the South American coast. The core of the entire international crisis? A bizarre scientific and legal debate: Do lobsters swim or do they crawl?
In this episode on The History Labyrinth, we navigate a world of post-colonial fishing panics, Cold War posturing, and the most ridiculous biological argument ever used to justify sending a destroyer into combat. Grab your…
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