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In 1651, the Netherlands declared war on the Isles of Scilly, located off the coast of Great Britain. Despite not a single shot being fired, the war lasted 335 years due to a lack of a peace treat... (i.redd.it)

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Original Title: In 1651, the Netherlands declared war on the Isles of Scilly, located off the coast of Great Britain. Despite not a single shot being fired, the war lasted 335 years due to a lack of a peace treaty. Peace was declared in 1986, after a Scillonian historian wrote to the Dutch Embassy about it

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