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CLASSIC: Conquest via Bird Poop: One Island at a Time

Ridiculous History

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We're in the Wind as They Say, Man!

Noel Brown and yours truly share some of our favorite classic episodes this week. The United States used bat poop as a reason to invade another country. White stuff that comes out of birds' butts is good for fertilizer, also for making explosives. How could you use guano as a pretext to invade a sovereign land?

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