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Maps, you have to love them! As a kid in the pre-internet age, I spent many an hour poring over my precious atlas, memorizing countries, their capital cities, rivers, mountain ranges, flags...Dreaming of visiting them all, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

But not all types of maps are useful. Some, even the most detailed world maps with countries show.. nothing helpful in particular. However, as the page 'Terrible Maps' proves, you can still have fun with them! This tongue-in-cheek collection of cartography-based funny memes and jokes is sometimes absurd and other times surprisingly informative, but funny jokes with geography and world maps are always a good laugh! Scroll down below to check out the funny drawings and useless information for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Cat Earth Theory

Cat Earth Theory

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Madzdad the bard
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

See, if flat-earthers were right, that cat would push Austrailia off the edge!

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Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

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rhyan lumilay
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do compass hay wired to different directions there since almost everywhere is North?

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For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

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35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

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Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

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Nosfentor
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how these new age amercan nationalists are so triggered by this, LOL.

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Douglas Peterson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We started trying Metric many years ago and were too silly to see it through.

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Rick Thompson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Myanmar, Liberia, and Antarctica should not be green. Myanmar and Liberia do not use the metric system. Antarctica is not a country.

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Trash Panda
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then again, it could be looked at another way... the only two groups of countries in the world are those who use the metric system and those that went to the moon.

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Sandy Hegyi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You wouldn't find a 3/8" bolt on any object flying in space since we started putting garbage up there but you would for sure find a 10 mm bolt. They translated metric to imperial for Dumbfuckistanis.

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Jeffrey Keffer
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now do one of countries that have been to the moon and countries that use the metric system

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Deneille Smith
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

South Vietnam : was backed by anti-communist countries and members of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) which included the United States, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic (later overthrown by Khmer Rouge), Kingdom of Laos and Republic of China (Taiwan).

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James Mc Crite
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That map could also be named countries that use the metric system, counties that have landed on the moon. Just saying.

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whalien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BTW Myanmar and Liberia also don't use metric. All three used to be english colonies how curious...lol

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Rick Thompson
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Electric isopod
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There sure is a lot of hidden comments on this picture. Touchy subject? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Electric isopod
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What kind of madness is this? Hope your new president does something about it.

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Larry BobJoe
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This conflict ended some 40 years ago so there's not much that trump can do. And before you can call me a hillbillie or redneck or alt right conservatist, I personally disapprove of the job he's doing.

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Jyri Hakola
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There should be at least one country coloured both blue and green..

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Judith Smouter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Countries that use the army to bring peace Country that only to win, even if that costs billions of lifes and makes everybody unhappy, and now comments thousands times "But they lost too"

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Aaron M
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not a correct premise, and only people ignorant of the actual history of the Vietnam conflict would think otherwise. What that REALLY is is a map of countries who use the metric system vs. those that have landed men on the moon.

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Anthony J Cornish
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As the French lost this should have told you something as they fight dirty !

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Michael Williamson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Utterly false. China lost to them, France lost to them, Burma lost to them, other Viets lost to them, some Thais and Cambodians lost to them, and then because the "Winners" were Communist, EVERYONE lost. The French started the war to keep their colonial holdings. The US Democratic Party under Truman decided to help France hold onto its colonial holdings, and screwed it up for three straight administrations (Ike sent advisers only), adding more and more troops into a disaster that was fixed when Nixon brought them home. Nixon was a Republican. The Demorrhoids will ALWAYS get you into a war.

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Michael Williamson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The French lost. Other Vietnamese lost. The Chinese lost. Map is fake

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wodzini
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am pretty sure great britain is not using metric system..

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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix)
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically Great Britain isn't a country ;) but the UK uses a mixture of metric and imperial.

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Joe Gray
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we didn't just lose the war. we jumped in a war to fight against a country of people who had been colonized for hundreds of years and wished to have their own country. Their leader literally requested the US help him because we were their idol after seceding from Britain. We are some of the biggest hypocrites because of this war.

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Michael Williamson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Utterly false. The US Democratic Party under Truman decided to help France hold onto its colonial holdings, and screwed it up for three straight administrations (Ike sent advisers only), adding more and more troops into a disaster that was fixed when Nixon brought them home. Nixon was a Republican.

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David Gentkowski
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More accurate BLUE identifier: Countries that have saved Europe from Germany. Twice.

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David Gentkowski
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better map title: BLUE: Countries that saved Europes a*s from the Germans. Twice.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They forgot the country that loses wars with American farmers, aka Great Britian

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Mont
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those vietnamese farmers sure are thriving today thanks to their victory over democracy.

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Nosfentor
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Morally, the US lost. No question about it. Even the people at home hated the war. The US military killed millions of Vietnamese just because you hate commies. F**k our military.

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Ricardo Figueira
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The UK and Ireland also use imperial measures and France also lost to vietnamese farmers.

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Clare E
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No we don't. Ireland is entirely metric and the U.K. has moved to metric apart from miles. Imperial is still used colloquially but not for anything official.

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Americans can and do use both the metric and imperial system, mostly as some have noted for scientific endeavor, but the average American will use metric if needed. Maybe that's symbolic of how much better we are at thinking creatively. Why spend so much time tearing down how others do things? It sort of smacks of jealously. Just worry about doing you.

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Nosfentor
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Xiaolaohu: "...we are more creative because we spend our time thinking about what we want to do, not what others are doing." Uh...b******t. Why can't our military mind its own business? How long have we been occupying/bombing the Middle East now?

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Also the only country don't care and whine about the measurement and date standards and formats about othe countries

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Jon Payne
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Also Bule: Countries that have been to the moon.

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Vilkas
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UK still uses Imperial as well. (for some things at least.) And USA uses metric for some things. This map is invalid.

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Clare E
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We only use imperial for mileage. Everything else just has hangovers from the departing metric system.

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Curious how EVERY non-Communist Country in green calls the US FIRST if there’s a crisis -ANY Crisis- anywhere for help!🙄

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The British don't use the metric system... They f*****g invented the imperial system as well as most of the countries they colonized (India, Australia, etc) This map is inaccurate.

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Clare E
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our official system is metric apart from miles. People use imperial colloquially.

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I find this post so distasteful that I believe it should be removed.

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That’s right, give white male american whiners more to feel persecuted over. Whilst squandering their entitlement by ignoring education, they gave us the orange b******g.

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Really? You went there? Why don't you go to join the army and hit up infantry and you'll see what it's like. Also we killed them 10-1 so in a numbers game kind of war we won.

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America does not care to use the metric system and we seem to be doing pretty well w/o it

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Hans
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All serious american scientists, NASA, and international corporations headquartered in the US do routinely. That's why they're doing good.

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#8

Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

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Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

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Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still remember years ago (in the UK), a few years after 9/11, when someone came in and said it was disgusting how everyone had forgotten about the attacks and we should have a minutes silence. It was 9th November... true story.

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EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

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Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

man don't you hate it when you're flying in space above earth, and then suddenly BEAR ATTACK, yeah that's just the worst

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Orange Peel Map Of Japan

Orange Peel Map Of Japan

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Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

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A Map Of Every American City

A Map Of Every American City

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The Russian Empire As Of 2017

The Russian Empire As Of 2017

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How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

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A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

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The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

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This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

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Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Institute of Internet Diagrams" :D I shall cite this for all graphs in my work from now on.

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Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

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Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

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Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

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Population Per Capita

Population Per Capita

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once had a coworker ask me how many people in NYC there were per capita. I said one. And that, my friends, is how Keith learned what "per capita" means.

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Is This Country Greenland?

Is This Country Greenland?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Greenland isn't a country. I think that's what this map is trying to show (it's owned by Denmark).

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Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

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Elton Muchaiabande
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's Mozambique, my country. I never understood why an AK47 is necessary on our flag. The same to christianity carrying a cross as their symbol

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Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

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Name Of Hamburger By Us County

Name Of Hamburger By Us County

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Really Makes You Think

Really Makes You Think

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once upon a time, war broke out among Norwegian Vikings. One band launched the boats and fled. They discovered a green island and settled. Afraid that their enemies might pursue them, they sent word back to Norway that their island was actually an ice-land, but that another island — more distant, larger and indeed covered by ice — was inhabitable green-land. And so the green island became Iceland, and the icy island became Greenland.

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#43

Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

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I'm Just Gonna Put This Here

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Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad

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What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

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San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a sports tournament only for the smallest countries, like the olympics for micro nations. San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra are in it.

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#51

If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

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Popes/Mi²

Popes/Mi²

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It says 1 pope/square mile. And my guess is there must be a green dot where the Vatican is supposed to be.

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