Flags are one of those things most people don’t think much about—except, of course, for vexillologists, who study flag design—but maybe they should. Flags tell fascinating stories. From the Atlas Obscura archives: the weird tales behind some of the world’s most unusual and ugly, protected, and reviled national symbols. Plus a few tips for designing your own. Around the World in Things You Can’t Do to Flags by Dan Nosowitz You might be able to tell where in the world you are by what happens if you set a flag…
