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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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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