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Did You Know?.....Hawaii

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ToraToraTora | 11:11 Sat 15th Jan 2022 | ChatterBank
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The state flag of Hawaii still incorporates the Union Flag, representing early British influence from 1798.
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Or did they incorporate it in to their flag as a warning to other incomers? Mess with us and we kill you
It may also be a little known fact that a film about the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, was called Tora Tora Tora.

A comforting thought for those who view the daily 'Did you know...' and maybe a word of caution for those picking a screen name.
chaos will reign in the flag world if sturgeon gets her way . . .
Tora is a Japanese word for tiger but in this instance, the word Tora is considered to be an abbreviation (and how TTT loves those) for 'totsugeki raigeki' which means 'lightning attack'.

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