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TIL that the 30×42ft (9x13m) flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” was made so large “the British would have no difficulty seeing it”. It flew over Fort McHenry during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. The commander’s family kept it, but cut away souvenir fragments; one sold for $38,837 in 2011.

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TIL that the 30×42ft (9x13m) flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” was made so large “the British would have no difficulty seeing it”. It flew over Fort McHenry during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. The commander’s family kept it, but cut away souvenir fragments; one sold for $38,837 in 2011.

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