A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor’s path. He moved it and the French border

A farmer in Belgium inadvertently changed geography by moving his country’s border with France. The farmer was driving a tractor and apparently got annoyed by a large stone blocking his path, BBC News reports. So, he slightly moved it.

Another person recently walking in the forest noticed the stone had been moved. The history enthusiast knew it wasn’t just any stone — it was there to mark the boundary between the two countries.

The marker had moved about 7.5 feet, according BBC News, affectively giving Belgium more land. 

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