DetectiveRiddle #1356
At a yard sale, Mrs. Grant is asking $2,000 for a hand-sewn American flag.
Mrs. Grant says“My grandmother stitched all 50 stars herself for the 1926 Fourth of July parade. It's been folded in a cedar chest ever since.”
How do you know the story is false?
Hint: Count the states back then.
Answer
The U.S. flag didn't have 50 stars in 1926.
There were 48 states in 1926. The 50-star flag came in 1960, after Alaska and Hawaii joined.
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