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When people first started using flags on ships as a means of identification, the actual design of the flag could be a bit so-so. But the color would tell you whose ship it was.

In war and piracy, sailing under the flag of a supposedly friendly nation could let you get real close before revealing your "true colors", and in that way get an advantage over your intended victim.

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