In 1932, Australia waged a military operation against flightless birds. When 20,000 emus invaded Western Australian farmlands, threatening crops during the Great Depression, soldiers armed with machine guns took on the birds. Despite their efforts, the emus outmaneuvered the military, earning a peculiar victory and turning this event into a quirky chapter in Australian history.
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