Stars and cripes
22 April 2004. Inspired by .
From Origins of the EU flag:
"Germany objected to the number 15 because one of the members of the Council war Saarland, and 15 stars would imply "star" sovereignty for that region.
France would not agree to 14 stars as that number would acknowledge the absorption of Saarland into Germany.
13 was ruled out for superstitious reasons.
12 was reckoned to be a "good" number because it had no political innuendo, and there are
12 signs of the zodiac;
12 hours on a clock;
12 months in a year;
12 apostles;
12 tables of Roman Law;
and 12 starry crowns of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse."
That last one's a joke, right?
(via Interconnected)