26French flag
The French flag has uneven proportions in naval use. The blue, white, and red sections are 30%, 33%, and 37%, respectively, to counteract the illusion of size mismatch created when the flag is flapping (flapping makes the section opposite the halyard, the red section in this case, seem smaller).
27. The Flag that Apollo 11 astronauts planted on the moon was bought for $5.50 at Sears.
28. Liechtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other. No one realized until the two countries competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag.
29. The Olympic flag's colors are always red, black, blue, green, and yellow rings on a field of white. This is because at least one of those colors appears on the flag of every nation on the planet.
30. The reason so many African flags have green, yellow and red is because of the Ethiopian flag. As one of the few independent African nations during the colonial period, the new countries of Africa looked to them for inspiration.
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31White flag
Using a white flag as a ruse to approach and attack an enemy is considered a war crime according to the law of war.
32. The Hawaii state flag has existed in its current form since the islands were a monarchy, and was commissioned by King Kamehameha to resemble both the US and UK flag in order to avoid being dragged by either side into the War of 1812.
33. The flag of Nova Scotia was only officially adopted in 2013, even after 155 years of use, when an 11-year-old girl researching a project realized that it had never been officially recognized in all that time.
34. The flag of the Philippines is flown with the red side on the upper side in times of war and the blue side on the upper side during times of peace.
35. The American flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission was inserted only seven inches deep and was placed about 27 feet from the Eagle landing craft. As a result, it was blown over by the blast of the rocket exhaust during the takeoff back to Earth.
