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On Thursday night’s episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon wowed us with some flag knowledge during Sheldon Cooper Presents Fun With Flags:
“The flags of Liechtenstein and Haiti were identical by coincidence — a fact that wasn’t discovered until they competed against each other at the 1936 Olympics.”
If you’re in the mood for some vexillology quizzes — and really, who isn’t? — here are a few from the archives:
12 Really Forced Portmanteaux That Didn’t Catch On
9 Weapons That Failed Spectacularly (and 1 That Possibly Didn’t)
11 Facts About the Ambidextrous
The Founder of Mother’s Day Later Fought to Have It Abolished
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