ASTONISHING THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT FLAGS
Added on: 19th Nov 2016
THE BIG STAR ON THE CHINESE FLAG
REPRESENTS THE COMMUNIST PARTY WHILE
THE 4 SMALL STARS REPRESENT CHINA'S
ECONOMIC CLASSES: PEASANTS, WORKERS,
PETTY BOURGEOISIE, AND PATRIOTIC CAPITALISTS
DEVELOPED BY AN ENGINEER AT NASA, MARS HAS A
FLAG (THE RED REPRESENTS MARS AS IT IS NOW
WHILE THE GREEN AND BLUE SHOW A POSSIBLE
PROGRESSION TO BECOMING A HABITABLE PLANET
IN THE FUTURE, SHOULD HUMANITY EVER DECIDE
TO TERRAFORM IT)
THE FLAG OF PARAGUAY IS THE ONLY NATIONAL
FLAG IN THE WORLD WITH DIFFERENT EMBLEMS ON
ITS OBVERSE AND REVERSE SIDES
AFTER THE 1920 OLYMPIC GAMES, THE FIRST
OLYMPIC FLAG WENT MISSING FOR 77 YEARS.
EVENTUALLY, A 1920 OLYMPIAN REVEALED THAT
HE HAD IT IN HIS SUITCASE THE WHOLE TIME
DURING PEACE TALKS, NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA
WOULD BRING PROGRESSIVELY LARGER FLAGS TO
THE MEETINGS UNTIL ANOTHER MEETING HAD TO
BE CALLED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE
FLAGS WOULD NO LONGER FIT IN THE ROOM
DENMARK'S FLAG IS THE OLDEST FLAG STILL
IN USE. IT WAS DESIGNED IN 1219
THE FLAG OF MOZAMBIQUE HAS AN AK-47 ON IT
DURING PEACETIME THE FLAG OF THE PHILIPPINES
IS FLOWN WITH THE BLUE STRIPE ON TOP, BUT
DURING WAR IT IS FLOWN UPSIDE DOWN, WITH
THE RED STRIPE FACING UP
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