Wrong turns and forgotten keys
Weather whims that broke empires
Scientific strokes of pure luck
Misheard words and paper trails
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Master of History's tiny accidents
marcus Schiaparelli's Mars Canali
He saw some channels up in outer space, But we built canals for a Martian race!
marcus Play this history game about tiny accidents and misheard words. Can you solve the two-word historical coincidence clue starting with 'The'?
The dog war: The League of Nations had to step in to stop the 1925 border war between Greece and Bulgaria sparked by a runaway dog.
An incorrect or inaccurate translation of a word, text, or speech. In 1945, Japan's ambiguous response to the Allied ultimatum was fatally interpreted as an outright rejection.
Which international organization resolved the 1925 conflict between Greece and Bulgaria?
Who was the East German official who made the historic press conference mistake in 1989?
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall after the accidental press conference announcement?
Which animal's escape across the border sparked a 1925 war between Greece and Bulgaria?
Which British General was left stranded at Saratoga in 1777 due to misrouted letters?