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Yes, technically World War I was triggered by a sandwich. Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian terrorist, failed to assassinate Franz Ferdinand a first time... so he went to a delicatessen for a quick bite to eat (a sandwich). By coincidence, Franz Ferdinand was outside after making a wrong turn, and Gavrilo Princip shot him.
This triggered WWI.
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