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The following have appeared on the Heraldry and Vexillology portal as part of the "Did you know" series:

Adam Bruce, Finlaggan Pursuivant

Thornbury Castle

Coat of arms of Greenland

Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein

Flag of Lesotho

Example of a Norwegian bumerke

Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Flag of Trondheim

Coat of arms of Lardal

Themba Mabaso, State Herald of South Africa

...that President Lyndon Johnson was granted a coat of arms by the American College of Heraldry and Arms in 1968?
...that British officer of arms Sir William Henry Weldon was the owner of a circus?
...that the Canadian Heraldic Authority was established by Queen Elizabeth in 1988?
...that several Scottish noble families retain private officers of arms (pictured)?
...The Ypotryll has the head of a boar, the body of a camel, the legs and hooves of a goat and the tail of a serpent?
...During World War II the records of the College of Arms were stored in Thornbury Castle (pictured), home of Sir Algar Howard, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms?
...that Johannes Rietstap was the founder of modern heraldic theory in The Netherlands?
...Rodney Dennys left his career in the British intelligence service to become an officer of arms?
...The coat of arms of Greenland (pictured) depicts a polar bear raising its left forepaw, breaking with the heraldic tradition of showing the right forepaw raised, because polar bears are left-handed?
...In almost 100 years of existence, Ireland King of Arms granted only three coats of arms?
...The horseman depicted on the coat of arms of Moscow was not identified with Saint George until the 18th century?
...that in the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein (pictured) the lions in the Schleswig arms allegedly face the right because Otto von Bismarck thought it impolite for them to turn their backs on Holstein?
...that Charles St Clair, 17th Lord Sinclair was both York Herald and a Scottish Peer, so he could attend the State Opening of Parliament in either capacity?
...that Henry Lane was appointed Bluemantle Pursuivant at the age of 15?
...that British paediatrician June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury is commemorated by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health as one of the supporters in their coat of arms ?
...that Lesotho has adopted a new flag (pictured) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its independence?
...that the novel The Heralds follows the exploits of fictional members of the College of Arms as they vie to be the next Garter Principal King of Arms?
...that the United States federal and state governments do not employ coats of arms, but have chosen to use seals as their official emblems?
...that James Terry was an Irish officer of arms who remained faithful to James II of England after his escape to the European continent?
...that a bumerke (pictured)is a house mark with relation to coats of arms as it was frequently used instead of them and used with a shield as a frame work for the mark?
...that the ordinances of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania define a civic flag (pictured), an ensign, a pennant and a streamer?
...that the Canadian Heraldic Authority has recently appointed three new Heralds Extraordinary – Albion, Capilano and Rouge?
...that the "four moors" which appear on the Flag of Sardinia have been associated with the island since the 14th century?
...that the Alphyn, a rare heraldic creature, was the badge of the Barons de La Warr?
...that John Anstis became Garter Principal King of Arms in 1718, after trying for almost a decade to get the appointment?
...that the Karavas were the only Sri Lankan community traditionally entitled to use flags?
...that the Norwegian heraldic authority forbade any other municipality to use the rose which appears on the Flag of Trondheim (pictured), because of the symbol's long association with that city?
...that the Samara flag, presented as a gift from Russia to the Bulgarian volunteers in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, is the only flag awarded a Bulgarian Medal for Bravery?
...that the coat of arms of Lardal (pictured) in Norway features a hulder as a charge?
...that the Raven banner, a standard used by various Viking leaders including Sigurd the Stout and Harald III of Norway, was a totem believed to have the power to grant victory to its holder?
...that Ralph Bigland worked as a cheesemaker across Europe before becoming an officer of arms and eventually Garter Principal King of Arms?
...that the coat of arms of Ullensaker is the only Norwegian municipal coat of arms depicting a Norse god?
...that Themba Mabaso, the State Herald of South Africa (pictured), has also written a children's book?
...that the Pennon of the Conquest, a flag raised by the Moors of Valencia in 1238 to indicate their surrender, still exists?
...that South African heraldry combines elements of the British and Dutch heraldic traditions?
...that the Flag of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda uses the same colours as the flag of Venezuela, though in a different order?

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