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A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France: the weird and wonderful history of man-made borders

This week, a farmer in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes caused an international ruckus when he moved a stone standing in his tractor’s path.

This stone marked the boundary between Belgium and France. By moving it 2.29 metres, he expanded Belgium’s territory.

  • Imogen Wegman
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We must assume he had driven around it before — the stone was …

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