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Haiti and Lichtenstein attended the 1936 Olympics with flags that were identical, both countries having been using them for many years without being aware of the coincidence.

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Haiti and Lichtenstein attended the 1936 Olympics with flags that were identical, both countries having been using them for many years without being aware of the coincidence.

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