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40 Unusual And Fascinating Maps That Might Change Your Perspective On The World (New Pics)
If you’re a visual learner like we are, a good image helps you bring data to life. But if you ever stumbled across a great one, you know it can genuinely change how you see the world. And maps have that power. They are a surprisingly effective tool for understanding the world and giving us a peek into its secrets. By allowing us to explore novel places from the comfort of our own homes, they can even unlock our inner adventurer that’s been deep in winter’s sleep.
Today, we invite you on a journey through this informative corner of Reddit where cartography fans delve into the intriguing treasure trove of territories, statistics, and history. With over 1.9 million devoted members, this online community uncovers some of the freshest and finest maps in a bid to expand our mental horizons.
So let’s appreciate their efforts by scrolling down and devouring ourselves into the newest collection of captivating visualizations. Trust us, they won’t be anything like the ones you saw at school! Be sure to upvote your favorite ones and let us know if you enjoyed learning new things about places you may not have even known about before. For even more informational goodness, check out Bored Panda's earlier posts on this feature right here, here, and here.
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#1
Nature Map
Miguel Edingre 3 years ago
This is astonishing, do you have a source, I would like to have a print of this!
Mary Leverett 3 years ago
That is GORGEOUS!! I'd love to see a bunch of 5th grade geography students using it!!
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#2
Map Lovers, I Recently Stopped For 30 Min In A Bookshop Checking Out This Maps Book. Love The Way Visual Information Sticks In Mind!
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 3 years ago
Ok, so i did some math, and 849,408.204 basketball courts would fit in all of chile, and chile is 229,915.088 basketball courts long :) (may not be entirely correct, i tried my best lol)
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#3
World Map Cantered On Antarctica
François Carré 3 years ago (edited)
That's because Antarctica is extremely enlarged on classical maps with Mercator's projection, which is accurate for the shape of the coastlines but distorts the size of land masses as you get closer to the poles. Antarctica is actually quite the same size as Australia.
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Aria Whitaker 3 years ago (edited)
It is pretty close...they have penguins in Chile and Argentina!
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The map-loving subreddit has been around for quite some time now, celebrating its 11th birthday just last month. This online group continues to be one of the strongest and biggest cartography powerhouses on the platform that amazes thousands of people every day by sharing high-quality images of exciting and novel maps, plans, and geographic illustrations. And sure, it may seem that some of the visuals posted there are pretty nerdy, but that doesn’t make them any less fascinating.
The creator of this online group, Patrick McGranaghan, described himself in a previous interview as a "Denver-based techno-geek with a focus on all things geospatial and cartographic and a coding hobbyist with an emphasis in geospatial applications." He is a land surveyor and a member of #maptime Denver, Rocky Mountain Map Society, NACIS, PLSC, Charles Close Society, and Open Street Map Foundation, just to name a few. He decided to share his passion with the world and start the project in May 2011 while living in Taiwan, and he never looked back.
#4
Countries Which Offer Paid Maternity Leave And The Time They Provide For Expecting Mothers
grey galah 3 years ago
Ahh the US and health care - right up there with Papua New Guinea whose minimum wage is $51 usd
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Republicans: You will be forced to carry that fetus to term and give birth. Also Republicans: Baby born? You're on your own now.
DelvianBlue 3 years ago
Pretty much. We want to force you to go through the hardships, risk, and exhaustion of pregnancy and childbirth, but you better be back to work the next day!
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Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago
Poland - 1 year paid maternity leave + optionally up to 3 years non-paid stay-at-home (you can back to the same work after that). Options for fathers but not as great as in Scandinavia (still, there is a time for them also).
Milan 3 years ago (edited)
Slovakia (almost) same. During maternity leave you get 8 months 80% of your monthly salary and then we have “parental contribution” which is few hundred Euros monthly. Mother (or father) can stay home untill baby is 3 years old and ready for kindergarden.
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
That's terrible of the US. Women go through so much before & after birth - the pain, the fatigue, all the tears. And this is how US treats them.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
That's why in my country the first 3 months of the parental leave have to be taken by the mother - because it's also considered her recovery time. The following 9 months can be taken by either parent. It's absolutely unheard of to send a baby to day care before they're 1 year old - that first year is always spent with a parent (usually mother, especially when nursing, but not necessarily).
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KindaSketchy 3 years ago
And the sad fact is that a large percentage of Americans are proud of this.
Sue User 3 years ago
Correct. They have convinced the people that this makes them tough and therefore strong. They are willing participants in their explotation.
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Sue Denham 3 years ago
Where I live it's called Parental Leave rather than Maternity Leave because it's accepted that either parent can care for their child.
Gigi 3 years ago
In Hungary, the mother pays 100% of her salary for half a year, 70% of her income for two years before giving birth until the age of two, plus a token amount until the child is three years old, approx. you get $ 70 a month. if there are several children, the benefits are available in parallel, per child. most children are at home with their mother until they are three years old
DelvianBlue 3 years ago
Good old American healthcare. We really are number one.....hundred and eighty-eighth best in the world!
#5
Every Purple Line Is A Bicycle Lane In The Netherlands
Wilko Lunenburg 3 years ago
It is the cycling heaven here. I admit that the country being flat as a pancake helps :-)
Kesam 3 years ago
So even the bike lanes that are in Germany and Belgium are bike lanes in the Netherlands? ;)
FreshGanesh 3 years ago (edited)
Ya. They should have cropped both out of the image or changed the title. Lol
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Daphne 3 years ago
Went to the UK recently (Dutchie myself) and saw a lot of people cycling but cars and bicycles share these roads (we have a lot of really separate bike lanes next to the 'road') and to me it looked absolutely dangerous! Some roads are too narrow for even 2 cars passing one another. And I could be wrong but I did not get the impression that many car drivers appreciate the people on bikes cycling before them.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
It is like that in many places in Australia too (yet you are not allowed to ride on the footpath over the age of 14. Thankfully there are many areas that do have a bike lane, ones in my city (Melbourne) often separated by bollards or trees. There is still debate with lots of councils as to whether there should be more or less bike lanes. There is also separate bike paths which aren't along roads too in Melbourne, so you can ride from many places to the city, only seeing cars as you cross the roads at intersections. Many drivers and bike riders do have disputes though.
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Same, even though Denmark has good bicycle paths :D
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Kris Vandenberghe 3 years ago (edited)
Bottom third of the map is Belgium, right third (more or less) is Germany. The Belgian part's bicycle lanes are exagerated.
#6
In Case You Didn't Know, Holland & The Netherlands Are Not Interchangeable
Wilko Lunenburg 3 years ago
I'm Dutch and I can tell you that most people in the Netherlands don't care if you refer to all of it as Holland. In fact I think that Holland sounds a little better than the Netherlands.
Locked In The Cellar 3 years ago
Except the people from Limburg (southernmost province), they are very offended when calling the whole country by the name of a single region. Source: my dad, a very patriotic Limburger.
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Xottel 3 years ago
Same with England. But in my native language we refer to the UK as 'England' and to the Netherlands as 'Holland' . Also if I speak of 'America' I do not actually include Mexico, Canada or even the whole continent of South America.
LandAhoy (she/they) 3 years ago
except Welsh and Scottish people won't be happy about being referred to as English.
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Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)
And the province Holland is divided in North Holland and South Holland.
JoyfulZebra 3 years ago
Is it even further subdivided into North North and South South Holland?
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Falcon 3 years ago
In my language it's just Holland, so according to this post my language is wrong. 🙃
Sabienn 3 years ago
Most Dutchies don't even care whether you call our tiny country Holland or the Netherlands anyway and use it interchangeably themselves anyway
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Random Panda 3 years ago
I didn't know that the Netherlands were shaped like a dinosaur! That's fun!
Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
That’s simply "nether lands" (literally, "lands-below") in French.
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FreshGanesh 3 years ago (edited)
Dutch here. Holland is a former county & district. I’ve said it before, even the official tourism page for the Netherlands is Holland.com. My grandparents, father & I are from Utrecht. My mom & entire family is from somewhere on the Randstad. We all refer to it as Holland when in other nations.
Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
I just realised it's also 'Heel Holland Bakt' lol
Load More Replies...Patrick revealed that while the subreddit was pretty stable in the past, everything changed the morning when the devastating news about Ukraine and the unprovoked and unjustified attack happening there broke out. "The subreddit usually has between 2,000 and 4,000 users at a given moment on a normal day. That number spiked to a peak of over 20,000 users looking for current maps of the situation there," he told Bored Panda.
#7
Difference Between Russia's Unfriendly List Last Year And Now
François Carré 3 years ago (edited)
Oh, I'm pretty sure Ukraine was already in Russia's unfriendly list last year. State of war between the two countries has been going on since 2014, in case you hadn't noticed before.
Trillian 3 years ago
I think the problem here is that Russia doesn't really consider Ukraine (and possibly other former Soviet parts) independent countries.
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Krásnoočko 3 years ago
As a Czech, I'm extremely proud of the 2021 map. F**k RF. Victory to Ukraine. Death to the terrorists.
Juliet Ware 3 years ago
We were Russia unfriendly before those two clowns were in government
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Meow Fatatita 3 years ago
So sad and embarrassed not seeing my México there, I apologize, not all of us think that way. *Slava Ukraini*
#8
Most Popular Dog By US State...
H Edwards 3 years ago
I like labs and all, but I don't get why they are sooo popular. Maybe because they are the best family pets?
Aroha 3 years ago
They are, but they can also be super stinky (oily fur), they shed like crazy, are very greedy and straight up lazy. Source? There is one next to me right now 😅❤️.
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Most popular in "tell me a dog" or in "what kind of dog.do you have?"?
cogadh 3 years ago
Well, clearly this is flawed. Everyone knows huskies are the best dogs evar! Gauntlet thrown. Bring it.
Sarah Levine 3 years ago
I'm kind of surprised that huskies aren't the favorite dog in Alaska!
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Trophy Husband 3 years ago
TIL another reason that my state is different than every other state. I think our governor has rabies and has bitten all the legislature...
Brittany Howard 3 years ago
I expected Georgia's most popular to be pitbulls, too. I usually only see those and chihuahuas.
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Anna Banana 3 years ago
Those beagles have got to be the most random thing in this entire list!
wowbagger 3 years ago
I noticed they're #1 in West Virginia and Kentucky, two states where people do a lot of hunting in forests. Beagles are good hunting hounds.
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The Shape Of The World, According To Ancient Maps
Ramnath Nayak 3 years ago
...map according Europe. Other countries had figured out many things even before Europe opened it's eyes.
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
I think the 1154 map looks like one sea creature trying to eat another!
Llama_flower93 3 years ago
And now we literally have pictures of the entire planets surface that we can view with devices we carry in our pockets. We really are living in the future. The world must have seemed so huge when people didn't even know where the land ended and ocean began. It's so stupid that in the age of knowledge, of knowing the size and ecosystem and limits of the entire planet, is the age in which mankind destroyed it most.
When it comes to the way people think about cartography these days, the founder of the subreddit believes it is changing. "The previous generation was accustomed to paper maps that they used to navigate. This required skills in orientation and awareness that are no longer necessary with digital maps on mobile devices. Whilst there are lots of articles that eulogize the loss of these skills, I don't think it's necessarily all bad," he explained.
Patrick pointed out that we’re seeing another shift in response to the digital age. "The digital generation has a heightened awareness of how maps can visualize data. The tools to make maps have been democratized. This has increased interest in finding new and clever ways to see spatial data."
#10
Percentage Of Population “Absolutely Certain” God Exists In Europe vs. Us
Rachknits 3 years ago
Isn't it odd that the county with most believers is also one of the worst for helping people less fortunate (eg US and healthcare), how does this make sense?!
SoloDadof3 3 years ago
Look up the term "cherry picking" - as in deciding what you want as context and ignoring the rest.
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Julie Rod 3 years ago
Atheists exist in the US! and we are growing, but not as fast at the religious can multiply and "spread the good word"
cogadh 3 years ago
Atheism in America does exist and it is growing, but it is growing FASTER than the religious population while the religious population is declining. People are becoming disillusioned with our religious organizations, as none seem to be free of corruption, sex scandals and offensive political positions. This is leading many to leave their particular church, which in turn is leading to a gradual abandonment of belief. In my opinion, this can only be a good thing. What was appropriate for a society 2000 years ago or more, when we as a species were far more ignorant about literally everything, is not necessarily appropriate to today. I'm not saying everything about religion is bad (the whole "why not just be nice to each other" idea attributed to Jesus is a pretty good one) but the fact is, religions are slow to adapt to the modern reality, they thrive on maintaining an ignorant population, and religion is too often used to justify some of the worst in humanity.
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Meredith 3 years ago
Well that's disappointing. Not shocking though. Religion was created by men to control the masses. We see masses of MAGA people everyday under the spell.
jiajun xiao 2 years ago
Religion's cause is always good but is so misinterpreted and misused by people, so that it is used for oppression and violence. Just like communism in any communist state now.
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Vanja Vidovic 3 years ago
It's interesting that in Europe a lot of post-communist countries are now more religious than the rest of Europe.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
There's actually a good reason for that: because religion was seen as something bad by the communist party, the church had an interest in helping to bring down that system. Being religious was a form of rebelling against the party ("an enemy of my enemy" situation). And in a lot of cases the new democratic governments had to pay the church for its support by promoting it quite a bit. [This is all obviously an oversimplification, but I hope it makes sense.]
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Sara Rodrigues 3 years ago
This must be somewhat exaggerated in some cases, because some churches in Europe only open for funerals (or tourists). For example, in Portugal, no one goes to mass anymore (not even old people), so some churches have closed their doors permanently. Is this based on an old survey?
Anna Banana 3 years ago
This isn't about church, though. I was sure that god existed for a few years after I've stopped going to church. I just didn't like him very much...
Load More Replies... Vanja Vidovic 3 years ago
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Wilko Lunenburg 3 years ago
And in my country (the Netherlands) a majority now refers to themselves as atheists.
#11
Europe Used To Look Like This, Before It United
Anna Banana 3 years ago
Yes. The title is misleading, implying these were separate states that then united as Europe.
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Chrissie Anit 3 years ago
Europe didn't unite, as in become one country. These are territories (as in duchies, kingdoms etc.), and some of them united to become Germany, for example.
Christof Irran 3 years ago
This was especially bad in what is today Germany. This was caused by the rather 'democratic' way of passing on wealth to the next generation where every child received an equal part of the inheritance which lead to this fractioning. This really r******d trade, as goods were taxed each time they passed one of these many borders, eventually making them unaffordable at their destination. To cure that they established the primo genitur, where the oldest son inherited the estate, the second son was established into the church, all subsequent sons had as their only options the military and/or alcohol. All daughters were either married off or stuck into a convent.
Jrog 3 years ago (edited)
Most of those were not independent states, those were duchies under an unifying empire. Spain was unified under House of Trastamara of Castile save for a sliver of land in the south and Aragon. All the subdivisions shown were formal kingdoms held by the same person or family, subject to the rule of a single emperor. France in 1444 had been already generally unified for centuries, save for Normandy temporarily ruled by the English crown, under the consolidated rule of Charles VII. The German "states" were all under the Holy Roman Empire.
#12
Russia Density Visualized
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
Unfortunately, not just him. So many of my compatriots honestly think we are due somebody else's territory! Like, why, why do you even need it?! Do we not have any urgent problems to solve on our land? Have we already improved what we have to perfection? Are we using our land in the best way possible? No, no and no!
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Anna Banana 3 years ago
This map is literally called „Russia density visualised compared to Ukraine”.
Load More Replies...The hottest trends in maps right now, according to him, are those that elucidate some sort of political understanding. "These can be maps of elections, voting districts, gerrymandering, political recognition, voting patterns, etc. Social media is engineered to spur controversy and this is most apparent in hot-button political topics. Politically themed content will garner more discussion, controversy, and comments than most other topics."
#13
The Red Areas Contain Half Of The Total Population Of Australia
Lollipop Girl 3 years ago
That's the best definition of Australia I've ever seen
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Jessi O'Neill 3 years ago
Unfortunately mine didn’t even get a pixel haha
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I'm going to take a stab that the three red areas in Victoria that aren't Melbourne and it's suburbs are Geelong, Bendigo and Shepperton.
Keerthi Vardhan 3 years ago
Feels like it's actually done kind of subscription density map for OTT or dish
#14
Kid Friendly Curse Words
Gin. No tonic 3 years ago (edited)
That one's an old fashioned one. The only time it's being used nowadays is for about two weeks after kids learn old curse words in language class. Kids normally use "blyn" (shortened "pancake"). And in my family we used "fazer" - as in chocolate brand, when parents stop mid-curse fúck -> fu...zer. Edit: kids also use "velnias!" (Devil!)
Load More Replies... Robert T 3 years ago
We have a lot more varients in the UK, such as: chuffing, flaming, bleeding, ruddy, heck, and my personal favourite cockwombling!
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Some of those remind me of my childhood. I don't know about now, but 30+ years ago it was very common for Aussies, especially in rural areas, to use the same words as England, so flamin', bleedin', heck etc. The favourite though seemed to be bloody, but some parents I know though even that was too rude to say in front of kids for some reason. Then there is bugger, which I cringed at as soon as I learned what it meant but was considered tame by many people.
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Caffeinated Hedgehog 3 years ago
That's it! I'm going to use "go scratch the armpits of an earthworm!" in my language.
Gin. No tonic 3 years ago
If you really not like someone, you can use Lithuanian "go pee against the wind!" (Myžk prieš vėją)
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LEGOPernille 3 years ago
The danish translations is wrong. "Hulen" might be a cave if you translate it, but if you use it as a bad word - it commes from "hel!" not a cave
Dynein 3 years ago
I'd assume that's the case for most of these words and phrases? I can attest that the German "Scheibenkleister" is commonly exclaimed more like "Schei-! ...benkleister" - the first syllable is the same as the one for "s**t" an then you catch yourself and turn it into a more benign word. More creative than e.g. darn/damn but same principle.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
When my daughter was small, instead of saying "$hit," I'd say "Shostakovich!"
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
"all curse words are kid-friendly" You *clearly* never heard a Hungarian cussing. Also, "rahat" can mean either Turkish delight or s**t.
Question everything 3 years ago
They are the worst cursers. Every word in Hungarian can be an offensive curse word. They are the cursing champions.
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Paola Martz 3 years ago
That's because "Miércoles" has the same starting as "Mier...da" (s**t) 😜
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#15
North Korean Election Result Of 2019
Belandriel 3 years ago (edited)
This is so ridiculous, it's beyond stupid... What a POS that fat, a*s-ugly son of a wh.... is.
LandAhoy (she/they) 3 years ago (edited)
if I see someone expressing an unpopular opinion getting downvoted, unless they are rude or spamming I always upvote even if I disagree- 10 downvotes gets you banned and it should be reserved for spammers, trolls and nasty people. Otherwise we're voting to get rid of free speech.
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Caffeinated Hedgehog 3 years ago
Campaign managers were sent to prison because the election results went down from 102% during the last elections.
Markus Holstein 3 years ago
The worst part is that for a moment I wondered whether you might be serious
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The founder of the sub revealed that he developed his burning passion for maps very early and feels extremely grateful to have an activity he loves doing every day. "My family traveled and moved around a lot. My dad taught me how to read maps and I would help him navigate. I used to flip through our Rand McNally atlas to pass hours traveling across the countryside," he told us.
"Maps are invitations to explore and visit new places. They give security in the knowledge that there's a way to get to your destination. If all else fails, a map will be your guide." This feeling that Patrick has carried in his mind throughout his life was what inspired him to create a strong and knowledgeable community where people can share their ideas and excitement about the subject.
#16
The Yuxi Circle: The World’s Most Overpopulated Area
oktopus 3 years ago
Note: 4,000 km is the radius of the circle, not (as the positioning implies) the circumfrence. Greetings from its northeastern edge.
Robert T 3 years ago
So a more accurate way of phrasing it would be that 4.32 billion people live within 4000km of Yuxi.
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#17
Country’s That Cannot Speak Any Foreign Language
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
The problem with the UK is the teaching of languages. For decades it was always Latin. But the teaching I had trying to learn French and German always felt like I was juggling chainsaws on fire whilst being harassed by a very indignant goose.
Leo 3 years ago
That's not an excuse! It's the same in Sweden!! AND we have to learn English as well! I think it's just that English speaking countries have become lazy.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
I wonder what the results would have been is if hadn't been 'foreign language', but 'monolingual'. There are quite a number of people who speak more than one native language in the UK.
Antony Aston 3 years ago
Country's? Huge grammar fail! Maybe English is not the author's first language.
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
I don't buy Romania. There are millions of Ethnic minorities who are studying in their own languages and just one official language. Also, you cannot graduate from university without a B2 language certificate.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
We English don't need to learn a second language. We just expect the foreigner to understand us if we speak VERY LOUDLY in English.
Ellen Ranks 3 years ago (edited)
Am surprised about the Netherlands score. I live there and don't know anybody under 70 who does not speak at least one foreign language. Because honestly who in the world speaks Dutch.......Oh. Maybe taht score is because we have so many old people.
Iampenny 3 years ago
Technically, everyone in Ireland speaks a foreign language, English is not our native tongue
Gary Sansom 3 years ago
Could say that about Cymru too, but I don't think there are many Cymraeg speakers in Cardiff... Suppose the same can be said for Scots Gaelic..
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Kevin McAuley 3 years ago
Want to bet the foreign language most of those other countries most commonly speak is English?
#18
The Most Popular Browsers In Different Countries In 2012 And 2022
boredpandaki 3 years ago
I would suspect that this is due to great increase of android phones, tablets that usually come with pre-installed chrome browser in combination to the great change in users' habits (we all use phones to browse rather than pcs). Of course, chrome is very fast in browsing...
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago (edited)
I guess I'm one of the few people in the world who prefers Firefox :P Also, I find it hard to believe that Chrome is number 1 in China, as Google is banned here and you need a VPN to access it
James G. Currie 3 years ago
Still prefer IE... But my main computer at home is using Firefox. Can't use Safari, 'cause I'm not a Jobbite, and think Edge caters to people that want to be told what to do. As for Chrome... The less Unkies Brin and Page know about me, the better.
"I've noticed, especially as I've gotten older, that you only have so much time on this planet and every day that is wasted is a day that you'll never get back. If you want to get out and explore the world you just have to do it," Patrick added. "Some adventures will cost time and resources, but the real question I ask myself is can I afford not to do some goal I have my heart set on."
He continued: "There are so many opportunities in this world that it may be hard to choose, but if you wait too long those opportunities will be gone forever."
#19
Countries Providing Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine
Everything is fascinating. 3 years ago
That one country in yellow refusing to provide aid. That's terrible.
sleepy bean shaped bugcat 3 years ago
u idiot that is Ukraine it is receiving the aid
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Gary Sansom 3 years ago
Should have a title of "countries providing Facebook trolls" as an alternative in grey. (-;
NOLAHusker 3 years ago
Delivered from long range, wrapped in a metal jacket.
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#20
I Made A 3D Model Based On A 1660 Map Of New Amsterdam / New York
Nadine Jaen 3 years ago
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/new-amsterdam-1660-new-amsterdam-history-center-a34eebc7966c4589934afb2334e182b6
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
I recently learned that 'bowery' is the name for a Dutch farmstead and acceptable in Scrabble (according to the official dictionary). It is a section of Manhattan that on these maps is the area just to the right (north) of the stockade wall. Screen-Sho...ac-png.jpg 
#21
Is It A Crime To Knock On The Door And Run Away? (Source: UK Legislation Website - Metropolitan Police Act Of 1839)
Grady'sRaider 3 years ago
I've read there was a time, before alarm clocks, when people relied on someone to come by and knock on their door to wake them for work. Fifty years ago I was told it was common at English inns, to be asked what time did you want to get knocked up in the morning, as you checked in..
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
If that's the case, most of the couriers in the UK should be in jail.
KJ 3 years ago
I never got charged for it as a kid, er, not that I would partake in a game of knock door run of course.
It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them) 3 years ago
I am very disappointed - I reached my teenage years after everyone has gotten video doorbells.
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Joe Seph 3 years ago
I'm sure we called it "knock down ginger" ?????no clue why (sussex, England)
Kevin Garren 3 years ago
Brits and Scots just don't want you wasting their time when they could be at the pub. :p
Kiwii Stone 3 years ago
I got 'caught' for this as a teen (I rang a doorbell because it looked like the sound would be satisfying and there was a cop car behind me)
The founder of the sub was kind enough to go in-depth about the wonderful world of maps and shared a few reasons people make them in the first place. "Sometimes for navigation, sometimes for showing statistical phenomena, and sometimes for fantasy," he said. "While artistic skill helps, it is not absolutely necessary. The important thing is to make it easy for users to glean useful information. Most maps should have a thesis or a story it is going to tell and this needs to be told through the map."
#22
Population Density Of Africa!
censor 3 years ago
well basically the whole of the egyptian population is on that river so...
Load More Replies... Gigi 3 years ago
as if the picture shows a human skull "looking to the right", even to see its "eye sockets"
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I see it! But maybe more of a profile of a boy with a hat cause a skull doesn’t usually have the chin and nose attached at least not the ones I’m familiar with :)
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Ellen Ranks 3 years ago (edited)
I looked up some of the yellow areas on a map. Somehow the Nigeria part seems to be a bit off. The busiest areas seem to be the south east (Lagos is south west) and Kano? I would expect that to be Abuja. Or maybe I am not seeing it right.... Edit: looked up some other maps and this is map is correct. Ha, I learned something today.
#23
The State Of Global Democracy In 2022
Kathy Wilbourne 3 years ago
I think the US should rank a little lower based on how things have been going lat
Everything is fascinating. 3 years ago
Urgh, this again. The Republic is the TYPE of government. Democracy is the WAY the government is chosen.
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In India. I believe having that rating itself is a miracle in itself given the population density and speak about all the religions that coexist within the borders. With neighbor's trying to provoke religious fanatism, and the use of 1 wrong word against certain religion would lead to amputations by that so called democratic sects. The religion with closer ties to terrorism doesn't spare democracies and twist them, and India is like a sauna spot for these elements. It's hard to be on the greater scale when you can fall prey to forceful religious conversion. I guess a lot of other factors try to pull down these factors. Economically strong authoritarian regimes enjoy the benefits based on the leader. They tend to bully subtle democratic neighbors. You know what I mean.
CatchTheWind 3 years ago
Israel is the only democracy in the mideast, and yet so many Americans and Europeans misguidedly bash it for defending itself.
Al Padilla 3 years ago
Just as a thought experiment, try imagining this: 1. What if the UN were the predominant military power in the world. 2. What if the UN declared that maybe a dozen states in the US had to be returned to the Native Americans. What would happen. People in the Levant have been slaughtering each other for millennia (probably at least 5 millennia in an organized way), About 2000 years ago, the Romans took a big chunk away from the Israelites/Judaites and incorporated it into the province of Palestine. Palestine is named for the people who were there before the Hebrew invasion. They were the "Sea Peoples" known as Peleset and Palesti in various languages. Then, 2000 years later, feeling guilty about WW-2, Europe "returned" a chunk of Palestine to form "Israel" without any legal rationale other than guilt. True to form (see Deuteronomy 20:16-17), the Israelis began oppressing and killing the Palestinians.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
As an American, putting the US at 7.85 is hopeful at best and delusional at worst. Currently, I'd put us no higher than 5, based on proven election fraud and rigging and the fact that many congresspeople ignore the will of their constituents.
Scotira 3 years ago
"Visual Capitalist is a Canadian media and news firm, which creates and curates visual content focused on latest trends in business and investing. It claims to specialize in publishing news, research, and data using visual methods like infographics, data visualization, and charts." (https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/Visual_Capitalist)🤔🧐 Now here is me wondering just how accurate this chart is...
#24
The Usual Time Of Eating Dinner In Europe
Edurne 3 years ago
I'm Spanish and I often go to England. their dinner is my afternoon snack :,)
Rod 3 years ago
I live in South of France (Bayonne) and when I cross the Pyrenees during summer time I loooove watching English tourists looking so confused when looking for an open restaurant at 6PM.
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Robert T 3 years ago
Interesting that it gets earlier the further North you get. I guess dinner used to be just after sundown for the majority of the year.
Kel_how 3 years ago
Exactly what I was thinking. Daylight tends to dictate traditional meal times.
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François Carré 3 years ago
No, you'd just be hanging out with friends in a bar, having some cañas and fine tapas until it's time to get back home for dinner ;-)
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Aroha 3 years ago (edited)
Well for example in Finland, traditional office hours are 8 to 4, so you are probably hungry after 4.30. But also when I was a kid we had the habit of having a small snack before bed, usually around 8-10pm, so the early dinner wasn't a problem. And anyway nowadays everyone eats whenever they want.
Load More Replies... Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
So one can have dinner in Norway, jump on plane and still have dinner in Spain.
respulero 3 years ago
Spain uses CET but should use CET-2. Thus, in solar time, dinner is at 7:30-8:30. quite standard
Jrog 3 years ago
Spain uses CET because Franco, the Spanish dictator of the 1940s-1970s, wanted to make his country "closer to continental Europe" while actually meaning "closer to our allies Nazi Germany". The dictator is long gone, but when the discussion to change the time zone came up in 2018 the Spanish went "meh, good enough, why bother".
Load More Replies... Łukasz Markuszewski 3 years ago
This is misleading as different countries have different meal systems. For example main meal in US is dinner, which is usually late afternoon/early evening and sometimes is translated in Polish as 'kolacja' (because of time it is served) and sometimes as 'obiad' (because it's a main meal). I think when doing research creators of the map was asking about 'dinner' which in Poland has been translated to 'kolacja', despite our main meal is 'obiad' which is served between 3 and 5 PM. 7-8PM is time of supper, small meal, sometimes cold (sandwiches, salad), sometimes hot. Lunch is not popular meal, known most in corporations, most of people eats 'second breakfast' which is sandwich or fruit, or yoghurt etc. So defo - time in Poland should be 3PM-5PM, not 7-8.
Emanuele Muggianu 3 years ago
Italy should have been split in half because the southern eats at 9.30-10 like in Spain.
But for those devoted cartography fans who have an infinite number of creative ideas flowing in their minds and want to take their work to another level, he explained that a bit of work and skill is required to make their results look less "hasty and skeletal."
"It is not that they are bad," Partick said. "It's just that they don't know that they can make their maps so much better. I'm talking about things like fonts and information boxes, detail and vicinity maps, adding gradients to water features, thoughtful color choices, shadows behind place markers. The subtleties are what make maps exquisite."
#25
Traffic Fatalities, Eu vs. Us
Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago
I live in a lighter green area, and we always have a lot of discussions on how our roads are dangerous. I can't imagine living in the red or grey areas. That is terrible!
Alicia M 3 years ago
I live in a red state and someone was just killed in a car accident a few hundred feet from my house last night. It's not unusual to hear of several traffic related deaths a day in my city. I don't know if it has anything to do with certain areas of the country shunning seatbelt laws, but I still know a few people who don't wear them.
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Llama_flower93 3 years ago
All the highways where I live in Sweden have a median in between them. And you have to be 18 to get your full license. Also, driving with a minimum blood alcohol level of 0.02 is regarded as a crime, whether the driver is involved in an accident or not. When I moved here from Canada three months ago I noticed a lack of crosses on the sides of the roads. It's because barely anyone dies in road accidents.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
And I thought Australia's 0.05 was impressive (though first 3-4 years of being licensed in my state you have to be 0.00)
Load More Replies... Jrog 3 years ago (edited)
1st: Training. Several states do not even have a mandatory driver ed course: South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wyoming (basically all the dark grey here save 2) and others (most of the red ones), do not even require to attend a course. The states with mandatory and controlled training are all in the yellow-green zone (save for Texas and Florida, because... I mean, of course it's them). The legal driving age is lower, 16 vs 18, and in many states there are only minor limitation to what a 16 years old driver can do (in some states, such as Arkansas, no limitations at all).
Jrog 3 years ago (edited)
4th: enforcement. The USA are BIG, and very, very empty. Outside of main cities it is not uncommon to drive for hours and come across maybe one sheriff patrol car. Speed control is rarely enforced, almost always by means of temporary speed checks or by officers in cars. Automated speed control cameras are allowed in only 24 states. There is a grand total of 6800 speed cameras in the USA in 2022. By comparison, Italy alone has 12.000, with Germany and UK at about 5-6000 each. Automatic cameras for red lights violations are even less widespread.
Load More Replies... Chewie Baron 3 years ago
It’s so sad seeing the EU map and we’re not there anymore. F*****g Tory bastards.
Michele Viney 3 years ago
I looked at the map and said where's the UK and then I suddenly understood - Brexit! Yes Tory idiots! and now they are trying to break the Northern Ireland Protocol even more idiocy.
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AmAndA_Panda 3 years ago
If you look at places like New York, you begin to see the broader picture. There are more vehicle related deaths because we are more reliant on vehicles, therefore we have more so of course there will be more deaths. New York has a great transit system. Most countries in the EU do as well. Even California isn't as bad as a lot of the rest of the country because they have better transit systems in place. But when you have to have cars to get anywhere, there are naturally going to be more wrecks and casualties.
H Edwards 3 years ago
I think that drunk driving is much more prevalent in the US, am I correct?
cogadh 3 years ago
We do have a fairly high drunk driving rate, but, until the pandemic, it was on the decline and it is still so much lower than it used to be before we raised the drinking age to 21. The problem here is our dependence on cars and lack of robust public transportation. Drunk people are almost never going to do the responsible thing, especially when their options are so limited.
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Andrew Tolbert 2 years ago
I'm American, and we are flooded with cars with no public transportation and the occasional shady bus and infrequent train (that you have to drive to) that's probably why.
Reagan Maher 3 years ago
I'm not sure how accurate this map is, at least for the US part. For example there's been over 1000 less deaths in tennasee this year than in California
#26
Latitude Of World Cities Compared To Europe
Kesam 3 years ago (edited)
From a European perspective, it always surprises me how far south everything is in North America and Asia. I would have guessed New York is on the same latitude as London. And Pyongyang and Beijing same as Oslo.
Romenriel 3 years ago
It's because of Gulf Stream, it warms it up in Europe.
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T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
When I first got my phone (Xiaomi Redmi), there was no option for any African cities on it (I live in Jozi). I had to find a European city at the same longitude and time zone so I could set the time.
Ellen Ranks 3 years ago
That's really stupid considering the enourmous market for cell phones in Africa.
Load More Replies... Matan Yussman 3 years ago
Wow. TIL that I just have to go west for a few thousand miles until I reach Western Sahara
Grady'sRaider 3 years ago (edited)
Factoid: North of the equator, your latitude is the angle from the horizon to the north star. Ancient navigators would use a stick with a notch at the top and a string attached at the mid point. At a port, they would hold the stick with the bottom on the horizon and the north star in the notch, they would tie a knot in the string where it touched their nose. It enabled them to sail west, out of sight of land, catch the trade winds, then sail east to make port using another stick.
MSP 3 years ago
THIS!!! This is why I struggle with the climate differences between where I was living in early 2020 (Anchorage, AK, USA) and where I am now (Kansas City, KS, USA). I basically moved from the latitude of Finland to the latitude of Spain! Living with highs in the 70s (F) for 13 years and moving to a place with highs in the 100s (F) is just too much for my system to handle!
Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago (edited)
......either this map thinks DC is across the country from NYC or im looking at it wrong.....cuz DC is beneath NYC, along the same ocean....and Chicago's im the wrong spot....and LA and san fransisco should be switched....I have a lot of question, what exactly is this map
#27
I Love How Africa's Third Longest River Takes Such A Long Route To Get To The Sea From The Source In Southern Guinea
JoyfulZebra 3 years ago
And yet kept the N***r (excuse me) N-I-G-E-R River unblurred
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Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
River come over here, sea is this way. River - hang on, I wanna see what's around the corner
Kara Born 3 years ago
Really BP? Censoring the proper spelling of a river?
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"The best way to learn how to do these things is to look at lots of maps and see how other cartographers solve these problems. Imitate the masters. Read a few books on cartography and design. Some of the books that influenced me are Info We Trust by RJ Andrews, Cartography by Kenneth Field, and Things Maps Don't Tell Us by Armin Lobeck. If you can integrate the ideas in these books you'll be a league above the average amateur cartographer," he concluded.
#28
Europe Mapped By Trees Per Kilometre Squared (Tree Density)
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure Finland has more trees than people in the world.
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#29
World Map Of Billionaires
MorgothBauglir 3 years ago
Why is being a billionaire a disgrace? Bill Gates only got his money by giving us amazing computers. He only got rich by helping us. Adam Smith's Invisible Hand illustrates the point that people get rich by inadvertently helping others very well: "By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it."
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Kesam 3 years ago
So, just for the US, you could free up several TRILLIONS of dollars by imposing a 100% tax on everything above a billion, and it would only affect 614 people. Abolish billionaires!
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
who even needs more than a billion dollars anyway? there is literally no point
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Snorky The Pig 3 years ago
There is nothing wrong with being a billionaire, YOU earned the money, YOU worked for it. There are other things called benevolence and charity which are very important as well, but everyone, seriously, you need to STOP CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE FOR HAVING MONEY! Being a billionaire is NOT a disgrace.
cogadh 3 years ago (edited)
This makes me nauseous. Billionaires should not be a thing. 2095 people owning more wealth than the other 7999997905 people in the world combined. Those 2095 people could wipe out world hunger, poverty and homelessness with a single check and still be the richest people in the world. With a second check they could probably wipe out disease and still be the richest people in the world. That kind of money could never be spent in their lifetime, their children's lifetimes, their children's children's lifetimes, their children's children's children's...
#30
The Old Borders Of The German Empire Can Still Be Seen In Present-Day Polish Election Results
#31
If Only 100 People Lived In Eu
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
Ditto. Is sad and it makes me angry. All I need is a pitchfork and ten minutes alone with the Cabinet.
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Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago
.....Norway? Bosnia? Greece? Serbia? Macedonia? Are they not in the EU?
Nadine Jaen 3 years ago
I'm surprised that most of them want to go to Germany? why? i would prefer france, spain or italy.
BrookeBT 3 years ago
I feel bad for Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, and Lithuania....at least Portugal has a friend. I do not support this plan.
#32
Wine Consumption In Europe
J. F. 3 years ago
who would have guessed that the countries that produce wine have a high number?
Carol O 3 years ago
And those that don't tax it to death. Wine is cheap in Portugal.
Load More Replies... François Carré 3 years ago
I mean, where the wine is good, why would we deprive ourselves of it ?
aubergine10003 3 years ago
Portugal has AMAZING wine (and, as Carol O mentioned, it is cheap). They don't export a lot of it though (aside from vinho verde and a few others)... because they don't produce in large enough quantities to make it worthwhile. Instead, you have to go there to drink it :) which you absolutely should!
Winter Eleven 3 years ago
Oh yea Slovenia amongst highest not surprising 😂 we do make good wine 🍷
julien 3 years ago
" life expectancy at birth : World Health Organization (2019) ranking : FRANCE : 11. UK : 25 "
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Will You Be Offered Food When You Are A Guest
Yayheterogeneity 3 years ago
Hm, in Germany you are usually offered food. Was just thinking about how it is up north of Germany, can't really say but in middle and south you are offered!
LuckyL 3 years ago
I'm from North Germany - will definitly offer food! And I'm really irritated, would have expexted the light blue.
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Susie Elle 3 years ago
Depends on what 'food' entails; in The Netherlands, you most likely will be offered a snack of some sort. A full meal only when it's part of the appointment, because otherwise we don't have time to prepare something proper and enough for everyone (this heavily depends on the household).
MarioRossi 3 years ago
In southern Italy not only you'll be offered food, you'll practically be forced to accept. Luckily it will usually be excellent. If there's a grandmother involved, the quantity of food will grow exponentially.
Natalie Cilla 3 years ago
I live in Switzerland and travel to Norway on a regular basis. I always get offered food. Something’s off with this graphic, I think… maybe it’s about children who visit other homes? Unannounced visitors? Mailmen? ;)
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
In England you’ll definitely be offered tea or coffee If you’re lucky it will come with biscuits!
Sarah 3 years ago (edited)
Come to my gran's house and she'll offer you the entire kitchen.
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Wilko Lunenburg 3 years ago
The Netherlands here, I have never experienced this in my (way over half a century) life! Very odd. The first thing you hear when you enter someone's house is " coffee? " With cookies or cake, and around dinner time, " do you want " this or that " ?
Poeha 3 years ago (edited)
It's just about visiting kids leaving before 6. I have offered em food and the parents wanted to pay me or said to my son: you should come eat here next time. It's not done to just drop by at 6 without an appointment and expect em to cook for you. My ex mil is Indonesian. She always made extra food. Everyone was welcome to just drop by, but her kids plus spouses plus their kids kept coming over at 6, hey free food and we hate cooking, and she got enough of it and one day kicked em out.
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burncreek 3 years ago
As a Swedish northerner, I'm aghast by this infographic. Of course we offered and were offered meals at each other's homes when I was a kid! Milk and cookies, sandwiches, lunch or dinner, depending on time of the day etc. Never any problems. Same thing with my own kids (at least from what I've heard). I'm not buying this nonsense.
Erik Ivan 3 years ago
Yeah, but that wasn't food when I came home and mum asked if I had eaten anything. At least if it was anything I liked for dinner. When the food was pölsa, I probably had eaten already.
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#34
Coffee Consumption In Europe
H Edwards 3 years ago
I KNEW IT!! When I lived in Germany I was convinced that they drink more coffee than the Italians, but nobody from the UK believed me. PROOF!
J. F. 3 years ago
Coffee is indeed the most consumed beverage here in Germany (not taking sparkling water into calculation)
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Eevi 3 years ago
You are correct sir. As a finn I am absolutely horrified that Luxemburg is in the #1st place and not us. Time to get more coffee!
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Guy06 Ross_2002 6 months ago
u got it pv brett, moser, gibbson, gibby, diethelm, islam....fried egg amma
Load More Replies... Karin 3 years ago
They usually only drink one tiny cup per day, if they drink coffee. Tea is much more popular and is served everywhere all the time.
Load More Replies... Mari 3 years ago
Tea and ayran (yoghurt drink) Turkish coffee is very good though...
Load More Replies... Miss Kat O 3 years ago
I live in the UK and I think I'm personally responsible for at least half of that
#35
What War Is Currently Being Fought Near You?
Kesam 3 years ago
I was thinking the same. I'm shamefully unaware of the Tigray war. :(
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
“All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” ― John Steinbeck
Rachel Ainsworth 3 years ago
The criteria used was 10,000 deaths in the last two years. The other wars are also important to remember but this map emphasises the large loss of life in the selected conflicts.
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AsexualShrimp 3 years ago
As Rachel said, the wars shown have more than 10,000 deaths. The others probably don’t. But you are correct, the media takes bias of wars happening in Europe and utterly ignores the ones in Asia and Africa.
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Punishment Of Breaking Blasphemy Law Around The World
Natalie Bohrteller 3 years ago (edited)
(1) Wer öffentlich oder durch Verbreiten eines Inhalts (§ 11 Absatz 3) den Inhalt des religiösen oder weltanschaulichen Bekenntnisses anderer in einer Weise beschimpft, die geeignet ist, den öffentlichen Frieden zu stören, wird mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu drei Jahren oder mit Geldstrafe bestraft. I guess this is very much a matter of interpretation, since I don't know which actions qualify as disturbing public peace.
Load More Replies... Wilko Lunenburg 3 years ago
How can you insult god? If a god thinks I insulted it/her/him, tell me personally. I'll apologize to it/her/him.
Ramnath Nayak 3 years ago
There's no prison sentence for blasphemy in India, even though an FIR can be made. But if you make any blasphemous comment against the minorities (cough *islam* cough), they'll arrange death sentence (fatwa) for you without any government intervention.
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
That's not just in India but all over the world.
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Of all the strange "crimes" that human beings have legislated out of nothing, "blasphemy" is the most amazing--with "obscenity" and "indecent exposure" fighting it out for second and third place. — Lazarus Long
Robert T 3 years ago
There are laws against inciting racial hatred, and I think they have lumped everything even loosely related into this map.
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Amy Pattie 3 years ago
Wait, I don’t remember learning about any blasphemy laws in Australia? What did I miss?
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
Yay! Finally the US not being ridiculous! The one map that makes us not look like a bunch of @$$holes !
Matthew Daniel 3 years ago
Unfortunately not. Most of the places on this map don't have actual blasphemy laws. What we have is laws against spewing hatred based on race, religion, sexuality etc.... Sadly, in the USA you can spout absolute hatred and lies without any repercussions.
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#37
Europe's Most Popular Last Names
H Edwards 3 years ago
I know it's a joke, but Borg is actually pronounced with a soft g sound - think Borj.
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Kate 3 years ago
It means you take your father's name, like "Lief Erikson" -- Lief, son of Erik.
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Flash Henry 3 years ago
I swear nearly every single client we've had who has Greek heritage had the surname Papadopoulos. And they're not related.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I grew up in the area that has the largest Greek population outside of Greece and there are at least three Papadopoulos families at my school.
Load More Replies... Emmydearest 3 years ago
It would be interesting to know the translation or origin of such surnames. Anyone? I'll start: Rossi means "red" and it obviously links to having ginger hair (>latin "Russus).
Fudge 3 years ago (edited)
Netherlands: De Jong, translates to The Young. So probably like Pliny the Elder, and Pliny The Younger.
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Liv 3 years ago (edited)
I did find it strange. So, editing this to add accurate info with references. Most popular surname: "da Silva" ("da" meaning "of the", and "Silva" comes from latim, "forest, woodland"). Second most popular "dos Santos" (of the Saints). Btw, da Silva is in the 36th place in the world, and dos Santos 71st. A lot of them out there. References in English (this first link also shows the most common surnames in the world!!!) https://www.netcredit.com/blog/most-common-name-country/ | https://forebears.io/earth/surnames | https://forebears.io/portugal/surnames
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PixxelDust 3 years ago
Hol' up doesn't Muller (excuse the lack of umlaut) mean trash can/rubbish bin?
#38
Average Male Height In Europe 2022 (In Cm)
François Carré 3 years ago
Tell me about those giant Dutch people roaming the aisles of my local supermarket in summer... yes I'm quite far below the average height in my country in case you wonder.
Zena Belen 3 years ago
Shopping must be a nightmare for you. I'm 152 cm and I have a problem with the top shelf... I won't be moving there.
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Llama_flower93 3 years ago
I'm 173cm, female. I was taller than average back in Canada, which I thought was cool. I live in Sweden now and I'm just average height.
Daphne 3 years ago
I asked a friendly group of 20-somethings recently if their height was considered average at home (Americans), they were almost a head smaller than me and I'm considered small in the Netherlands. They concurred they were. Also the boys were my height, it was amazing. The men in my family are all above 1.9m.
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
Surprised with Greece, Italy and Spain. Always thought the men there were overall quite a bit shorter so that there would be a bigger difference between those countries and e.g. France, UK, Germany.
#39
Price Of Full Tank Of Gasoline (60 L) As A Percentage Of Average Monthly Net Salary Across The World
Robert T 3 years ago
When was this done? I suspect the whole world is a lot more orangey by today!
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
This is pretty shocking! The poorer the country, the less likely you are to be able to afford fuel.
humdrum 3 years ago
Not being able to afford stuff is kind of the definition of poor.
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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 3 years ago
Unless you write out the top 1% that earn 99% of the "average" income, this will be waaaaay out.
El Dee 3 years ago
It's a great idea for a stat. This could vary by avg earnings whilst the price for fuel remains the same or the other way round. The US looks to have the lowest number? I worked out how much we pay per litre and converted it into US Gallons (different from Imperial Gallons) and the cost to USD. We are now paying $10 for a gallon!!
Wintermute 3 years ago
Keep in mind USA that we have a butt load of billionaires throwing off the numbers. Most of us fall well below the average income line.
#40
Where Europeans Lay Claim To Their Neighboring Countries
Eevi 3 years ago
Umm, in Finland there are definitely some people who think that the part that Russia took from us in WW2 belongs to us. (Karelia /Karjala)
Sawdust 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, would've liked to see data for Finland, Ireland, and more of the former Yugoslavia, too.
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As a German, I think I'm allowed to say that I wish that number was zero 😅 (Joking, I don't know what these "claims" are but I assume they're fairly harmless.)
Jiminy 3 years ago (edited)
Mallorca isn't called the 17th German state without reason... ;)
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Timmy Pillinger 3 years ago
Weird given that Eire and Finland both have significant territory occupied by neighbors.
Bob a job 3 years ago (edited)
That was my guess. I'd have thought it would be Ireland claiming part of the UK belongs to them.
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Lol, why is there no data for the former Yugoslavia? That would be the wildest part!
El Dee 3 years ago
I'm surprised that the figure is so low in UK. There are a lot who regret the loss of empire and colonies (although UK still has some unwilling colonies left)
Kris Vandenberghe 3 years ago
This map is (supposed to be) about neighbouring countries. Scotland wanting parts of England and vice-versa??
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#41
Morocco Is Experiencing The Worst Drought In Decades
Laugh or not 3 years ago
I went to Morocco in the 2000's and one of the guides explained that they had once experienced a 10-year drought. So imagine worse than that.
#42
European Countries With "Right To Roam"
#43
Share Of Young People Living With Parents
Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago
I will fix the title: Countries where young people can afford for own place to live.
Llama_flower93 3 years ago
I would agree but there are cultures where even if you can afford it, it's totally normal to live with your parents.
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Scagsy 3 years ago
Surely we need to know when this survey was taken. If it was done in the seventies, eighties or nineties, then I would hazard a guess that the percentage would be lower. For modern times, I would imagine it's far higher. The presented information is worthless without knowing to which age it refers.
#44
The Most Common Country Of Birth For U.S Immigrants Excluding Mexico
cogadh 3 years ago
I'd love to see a timeline version of this, like common country of birth per decade. I bet it would be eye opening for some people in this country.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
That would be interesting. I know vaguely what that would be for Australia and it is a good way of remembering some world history I think.
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Detroit Citizen 3 years ago (edited)
Im not sure Michigan is correct. Lived here all my life. We have more Mexican, Middle Eastern and Polish people than Indian. Hamtramik is the largest population of Polish people outside of Poland. https://namecensus.com/ancestry/state/michigan/
Noah Lamens 3 years ago
otherwise the entire map would be canadian or Mexican
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
So a lot of Canadians leaving Alberts or something? Or those states feel more like home to them?
#45
Europe Black Population (2020)
Emanuele Muggianu 3 years ago (edited)
This could be explained with a lot of African countries having French as official language
Ace 3 years ago
Or more accurately a lot of African countries once having been considered part of France. Yes, colonialism if you like, but often granting French citizenship to the Africa population, hence allowing them later to move to metropolitan France.
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Thea 3 years ago
And this is why Europeans find it ridiculous when any cinematography set in historical or even current Europe using dark skinned actors. I can count the amount of black people I have seen IRL on one of my hands.
Party Poison (They/She) 3 years ago
Sorry, but there were a number of black people in medival and ancient Europe. For example slaves supplied by the Moors. It would be very unlikely to see one outside of the big trading hubs, but it isn't ridiculous.
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Laugh or not 3 years ago (edited)
I wonder where they got their number for France, because skin colour cannot legally be collected by any institution I can think of. Edit : it is written right below - they just guessed.
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
It is very much aligned with colonialist practices of countries. Imagine if Europe was to pay FAIR reparations to all the African countries for all the wealth they had "seized" and damage done. They would practically have to give up their land to African nations.
julien 3 years ago
right, but don't forget that the arabs also colonized all of north Africa, from the Arabian Peninsula all the way to Morocco ! and there were also wars among african countries way before europeans arrived ! " Slavery has historically been widespread in Africa. Systems of servitude and slavery were common in parts of Africa in ancient times. Slavery in historical Africa was practised in many different forms: Debt slavery, enslavement of war captives, military slavery, slavery for prostitution, and enslavement of criminals were all practised in various parts of Africa. Slavery was a part of the economic structure of African societies for many centuries."
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South Asia Right Now
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
60c! I've experienced one or two 50c days during a bad bushfire season but anything higher seems incredible!
Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
So idk Celsius (Yes im American) but hot is hot. No mistaking the lava red. Damn.
CanadianaKa 3 years ago
The majority of that map is around 100 degrees, plus high humidity. Think the ABSOLUTE worst days in DC or New York, amplified.
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sleepy bean shaped bugcat 3 years ago
meanwhile people near the south china sea are being steamed from hot and wet weather
CanadianaKa 3 years ago
Not really. The highest monthly average in Phoenix is 40, though the daily average in the hottest month is 35 (no, I don't know how the monthly and daily average can vary so much but I'm not a statistician). BUT the big difference is humidity. Phoenix averages 10-20% humidity, which actually makes a temperature feel cooler than it is. Places like Mumbai and Kolkata average *80%* humidity. With humidity like that, temperatures feel HOTTER than they are. (Ie, three days ago here in Toronto, it was 80 degrees. But with 100 humidity, it FELT like 104. Now imagine 104 PLUS high humidity. Take my word for it as someone who has lived in both extremely dry and extremely humid climates - there's NO comparison.)
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howdylee 3 years ago
You know, I frequently see users complain when temperatures are only presented in degrees F... but yet it's okay to present it in only C? let's be fair now...
LesAnimaux 3 years ago
Let's be fair, the majority of the world uses Celsius. Y'all know how Google works too.
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Arrests Of Anti-War Protesters In Russia
#48
People Are Worried About Climate Change But Don't Think It Will Affect Them
François Carré 3 years ago
Does anyone realize climate change is already harming them right now ?
cogadh 3 years ago
There is a lot of conflicting information being fed to the US public. Far too much of it is misinformation, or a distortion of the facts that presents them as an opinion to be debated. Frankly it is going to take a massive disaster to wake some people up. Unfortunately, climate disasters tend to happen in slow motion and by the time they are bad enough for the public to realize the threat, it's too late to act. Just look at what we are seeing in the west with the massive drought. We have major metropolitan cities like LA and Las Vegas as well as large agricultural areas in danger of running out of water. We've known about the problem for years, but it was barely an inconvenience for so long that the public interest in dealing with it simply didn't exist. Now it's pretty much too late and it will take a miracle to fix it.
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Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
This is a sad testimony of how many people don't care about something unless it directly affects them.
DC 3 years ago
... that old "not me, everyone else" that has spared me of lung cancer. Usually, people learn too late. Nowadays, as the acceptance of scientific facts, which are as close to being proven beyond doubt that they're called "beyond reasonable doubt", and that rightfully, is a political statement considered to be "leftwing" or "unamerican", and therefore, the too-late-learning that used to safe our collective asses at least partially is likely to fail a lot longer and a lot more damaging. We still do not act, by any means, according to even just the best-proven AND at the same time most optimistic outlooks on the near and mid future (some years ahead), and continue to contribute to the damage done, while avoiding damage always is some orders of magnitude easier, more efficient and effective, than repairing any damage.
#50
Countries Mentioned In The Polish Anthem
Fred L. 3 years ago
Numerous wars and conflicting interests over several centuries.
Load More Replies... Grady'sRaider 3 years ago
Hard to believe Poland and the surrounding areas share a common ancestry. You would think as cousins they would be kinder to one another. 🇺🇦
#51
Most Related Search Terms In Naver (Korean Search Engine) Of European Countries
Elin Noller 3 years ago
"rape" for Sweden, we are known for it, but ppl don't know it is cause we have stricter laws, things we count as rape does not in other countries. Other places it might be considered assault or not even illegal.
Ele V 3 years ago (edited)
Ok thanks for claryfying that cause I always get mad when ppl associate Sweden with "rape", like I said in my comment below... That chances things a lot. Good for Sweden!
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
OMG, don't ever make the mistake of calling a Slovak "Czech." I'm pretty sure the Earth just wobbled in its orbit from my 4 maternal great grandparents rolling over in their graves...lol.
François Carré 3 years ago
Love the well-placed "arrogant" here. French people, always giving lessons, never setting an example, for more than 1000 years now.
#52
The Massive Number Of Rivers In Australia
#53
City Of Montreal With One Line
François Carré 3 years ago
Visited Montreal years ago. One of the coolest cities I've been so far.
#54
Map Of All Territories Ever Controlled By Greece And Its Predecessors
T. 3 years ago
Well I am sorry Ekaterina - Ottoman Empire at its hight 1683 Ottoman_Em...13-png.jpg 
#55
The Most Popular Passwords In Europe
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
Does anyone ever use the suggested “strong” password? It’s always something like *q8Na₩)vKź9≈P and I know that I’ll never, ever remember it.
Julie C Rose 3 years ago
I use a password manager and put the strong passwords in that.
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I'm not sure how this was compiled, but I haven't come across a website in the past 10 years that would allow you to use any of those
oktopus 3 years ago
Let's do a quick Panda survey - add your password in the comments and I'll create a list. I'll start with mine, which is: ********.
phil blanque 3 years ago
How would you even know this? It must be based on a very small sample of people willing to share this information.
Shinkansen 3 years ago
It comes from leaked databases of emails and passwords when big services are hacked.
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#56
Origin Of US State Names
Jihana 3 years ago
Probably wanted to say "I don't know" but was mumbling, so the other guy understood Idaho.
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cogadh 3 years ago
There is a lot wrong with this map. Both Hawaii and Oregon are at least derived from native words/names. I believe the same is true for Tennessee, not 100% sure though. Rhode Island literally means "red island" and is not named for another place, it's named that because of the prominent red clay of the area. I have to question, what tf is the difference between "derived from Native American names" and "European modification of native names"? If it was derived at all, the Europeans did it, therefore it was modified by the Europeans. They're the same thing.
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
No. It was named to honour the then Duke of York, Charles II’s brother. The state capitol, Albany, is named after his title in Scotland, the Duke of Albany.
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New Jersey was named after Jersey, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy. After Charles I was beheaded, they immediately proclaimed his eldest son, Charles II their rightful monarch. After the Restoration in 1660, to honour their loyalty, Charles’s II renamed the state to say thank you.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I always assumed New York was named after the place York, TIL it is specifically named after the duke of York who organised the mission to capture New Amsterdam.
Rob Chapman 3 years ago
Um....New York isn't named after a monarch. It's named after the city of York in England, which is derived from Old Norse "Jorvik", which comes from Brittonic Eburākon, which means "place of the yew trees".
#57
U.S. State Department Travel Advisory Level For U.S. Nationals By Country (As Of May 1, 2022)
Julie C Rose 3 years ago
When Trump did that in 2020, a left wing journalist said “Yes, Americans going to New Zealand is unsafe…for New Zealanders.”
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Shushadei 3 years ago
Why do you need special precautions for Germany? That is b******t! Germany iss an absolutely secure country...
Shinkansen 3 years ago
It’s due to a non-zero risk of terrorism, as is the case for most Western Europe countries that have had at least one event in recent years. Doesn’t mean the country is inherently unsafe.
Load More Replies... Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
Why is Mexico purple? Do the State Dept give specific advice regarding travelling to Mexico?
Rhyme Like A Lime 3 years ago
Mexico states are very much autonomous, more so than the United States of America States. As such different warning levels are given for each region, with the lower regions being much more dangerous and the top regions being the exact same as other countries
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Why on Earth is most of Western Europe labeled "exercise increased caution?!"
Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago
Don't understand this map. Some of these countries are really safe (orange and yellow).
Caffeinated Hedgehog 3 years ago
I think the map prioritizes the safety of the US Citizen in that particular country. I think in the case of where I'm from, it's accurate because even though it's relatively safe for us as local citizens, foreigners who are perceived "rich" can be targeted.
Load More Replies... Peter Thielen 3 years ago
It's pretty bonkers really, what would normal precautions even mean to someone in the US, that could be like a whole range of things depending where you live.
Anna Banana 3 years ago
I'd like to see which factors were taken into consideration when compiling this list.
#58
European Timezones Corrected To The Natural Daylight
Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
Time tables for international flights and trains. Just imagine what that would be like...
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European Street Food Map
sturmwesen 3 years ago
nope. Curry Wurst is northern Germany. I would bet Döner is the most eaten Streetfood in Germany.
Natalie Bohrteller 3 years ago
There is an arrow pointing from the döner in Turkey to southern Germany.
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You're gonna need a bigger map for Italy, man. Pretty much every region has at least two or three common streetfood dishes: pizza al taglio, focaccia, arancini, panzerotti, bretzel, arrosticini, cicchetti...
Flash Henry 3 years ago
I spent most of my childhood in Ireland, and I have never seen a breakfast roll. I would have thought sausage roll.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
They used to be served it a way that allowed them to be eaten while walking. The change is probably that now you order for a large group so everything is in together and the fish you would use a knife and fork for I'm guessing. Also, definition of street food might be bought from a street vendor rather than resteraunt.
Load More Replies... setsuriseikou 3 years ago
You'll have to spend some time trying to find pirozhki to have on the go in Russia nowadays. Shawarma and hot-dogs, though, are available everywhere.
#60
Which European Countries Have Condemned Russia For Their Attack?
Vanja Vidovic 3 years ago
Maybe it's because Serbia itself quite recently started wars against four other European countries.
Terran 3 years ago
A serbian friend of mine told me it's mostly the fact that NATO gets their butt kicked, because they can't do anything about the attack. They feel sorry for Ukraine, but the Serbs really hate NATO.
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Flight Jl42, Tokyo To London, Now Flies Over Alaska Instead Of Russia. Flight Is Scheduled To Take 15 Hr 12 Min, Adding A Full 3 Hours Of Flying Time
#63
Streetview Coverage In Europe (2022)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My sister did that with Rovers Scouts not long ago- I think they failed miserably :)
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François Carré 3 years ago
Stricter laws regarding privacy and the right to publicly disclose pictures of privately owned places, I guess.
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USA Counties That Have An Indigenous Population Above 1%
cogadh 3 years ago (edited)
Yup. Lots of immigrants from Asia and the other Pacific Islands have settled there. Much more than the previous US and European immigrants. Plus the indigenous population is one of the youngest, having only settled the island around 800 years ago (compared to other US indigenous populations which date back up to 15000 years or more) and began experiencing immigration influx about 200 years ago. That lead to a long term decline in indigenous population, bottoming out at around 50000 people at one point. It has been recovering and the current population is about ten times that.
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Russia's Desired Borders According To Peter Zeihan
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Instead of wasting lives, money, and resources trying to take someone else's land, they could have used all of those to develop their more sparsely populated areas. They don't lack land.
#66
Great Lakes System Profile
François Carré 3 years ago
It was even a sacred place for the ancient Aymara people living there : birthplace of the god Viracocha.
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#67
Christianity By County's In USA
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago (edited)
Well, there are a lot of people that don't consider Mormonism as christian....
Sarah M. 3 years ago (edited)
True enough. My ELCA pastor, back when I still went to church, once talked about the sacrament of baptism. ELCA is famously one of the most permissive and inclusive sects - they have female pastors, gay pastors, and no baptism requirements. If you're baptized as a baby, cool, you're part of the fam. If you choose to get baptized as an adult, cool, let's do that. If you go your entire life and are never baptized, you can still take communion and receive every sacrament including the heaven thing because according to them humans cannot ever earn God's grace, it is just freely given. So if you've ever been baptized as a Catholic, Baptist, Methodist - any Christian sect - even Islam - ELCA Lutheran pastors will tell you not to bother getting baptized again because you're so good to go. BUT. If you've been baptized as a Mormon and want to switch to Lutheranism - it is a highly recommended baptism because Mormonism is the one faith that mentions Christ that is considered "blasphemous".
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
As a New Englander, our Catholics are overwhelmingly old school in their beliefs. That is to say, charitable rather than hateful.
Brooke Newson 3 years ago
I am a Mormon and I am a Christian:) We believe in the Atonement of Jesus Christ and all that we learn and talk about in Church points to Him and His role as Savior in our lives.
#68
The Current Number Of Covid Deaths, Per Every 100,000 Population
grey galah 3 years ago
listen. Stop it with giving credence to China's official reporting on covid deaths.
#69
Pigs Per Km2 In Europe
François Carré 3 years ago
Just imagine the dire conditions pigs are crammed in in some places. Disgusting factory farming.
#70
Percentage Of Europeans That Think Their Country Has Benefited From Being A Member Of The Eu
gerard julien 3 years ago (edited)
ALL of them above 50% ! not that bad! and you also have to consider the political and economical situations of most countries before joining the EU, then this map makes sense.
Load More Replies... Party Poison (They/She) 3 years ago
Why is the UK greyed out? Aren't they allowed to have an opinion on it anymore, even when they are a former member?
Everything is fascinating. 3 years ago
Seriously, most Brexiters opinions abou tthe EU are woefully uninformed. they are complaining about the European Court of Human Rights now that they have said the flights to Rwanda should be held until a judicial review has taken place. "Why do we have to listen to the ECHR now that we have left the EU?" is a very common comment made on all the news sites. ECHR is nothing to do with the EU.
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Largest Trading Partner Eu vs. USA vs. China
#72
Chuí (Brazil) And Chuy (Uruguay), They Also Share The Same Main Avenue. That's One Of The Places Where The Portuñol/Portunhol Is Highly Spoken
Mustavo Gaia 3 years ago
Its is a sort of patois spoken in the border region between Brazil and spanish speaking countries in South Am, particularly Arg, Uru, Paraguay, It is not a formal language, and sometimes iy just refers to people talking Portuguese adding Spanish words, and vice versa. Although Portuguese and Spanish are similar languages there are many differencesl
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Thomas Jefferson's Proposed Map For Western States
MotherofGuineaPigs 3 years ago
Having lived in that area - It is a pretty good name...
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#74
Canada, Japan And Spain Are The Top 3 Most Popular Countries People Want To Move To
Caffeinated Hedgehog 3 years ago
You can go to the original Reddit post by clicking on the link below the picture and then viewing the image and zooming from there.
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JJ 3 years ago (edited)
Anyone else ever wonders what the world would be like, if you could move wherever you want without any visa restrictions and the like? One common argument against migration is "Well, then anyone would move to [insert country the person saying the statement lives in]! That's no solution." Somehow I doubt this, dunno
Llama_flower93 3 years ago
I'm a Canadian moved to Sweden. Now I see why everyone is so confused I chose to move AWAY from Canada lol.
#75
World Cup Winners
Moolia 3 years ago (edited)
I’m sure New Zealand’s won a World Cup before, Australia, South Africa too Or is it talking about football/soccer?
Mustavo Gaia 3 years ago
The Iberian union would have most titles if they hadnt drssolved in the 17th century
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago (edited)
Wait, France has won it only once, haven't they? Uruguay once as well.
Shinkansen 3 years ago
France won in 2018 and 1998. Uruguay in 1930 and 1950.
Load More Replies... Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago
Maybe they’re talking about knitting world cup or something like that.
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#76
Most Recent European Monarchs To Die In Battle
Kathy Wilbourne 3 years ago
Those who love to send others into battle generally feel they are too important to take part in the battles themselves.
François Carré 3 years ago
Risking their own lives would certainly help them to reconsider the relevance of said battles. On the other hand, it really sucks to lose a somewhat decent ruler on a single stray arrow or bullet.
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#77
What If "Did Not Vote" Were A Political Candidate During The 2020 Presidential Election?
Scagsy 3 years ago
I have been touting this very same idea to anyone that will listen here in the UK. The thinking behind it is, that you should have the option to take part in the democratic process by saying 'none of these candidates have impressed me enough to earn my vote'. In theory, this should prompt future candidates to do more and work harder for those they represent. Currently, these politicians have the luxury of being able to put non-participation down to 'voter apathy'. Which I think is a terrible thing considering that democracy is not a given right and in many cases had to be fought for.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I'm American and I vote in every election, from local special election all the way up to presidential election. There's always someone I feel compelled to vote against.
Load More Replies... Llama_flower93 3 years ago
Everyone speaks so hard for democracy, for freedom and personal rights, wars were fought to achieve it, and yet people don't exercise this right when it comes to the direction of their country's future...and ultimately, their future rights.
SoloDadof3 3 years ago
I am proud my grandfather voted for the first time in 2020. --- He died in 1991.
Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
Next presidential election please try to vote for a candidate younger than 65 yo.
#79
Grizzly Bear Historic And Current Range
#80
6 Scenarios For Ukraine After Russia Invasion According To Euractiv
Shinkansen 3 years ago
I presume they mean pyrrhic: when winning comes at a great cost. Cos I have no idea what ‘phyrric’ means.
Yosua Kemicho 3 years ago
Yes that's what it meant, sometimes to the point that you win tactically but losing strategically https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory
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How Many Tanks Are In Service In Each European Country – 2022
Everything is fascinating. 3 years ago
Most of those tanks were inoperative anyway. 5k maximum battle ready, and many of those were not. The explosive reactive armour was not even fitted to most.
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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago
I wonder if the Italian tanks still only have one forward gear and 5 reverse ones...
#82
Non Black Majority Regions In Africa
Megan O'Neill 3 years ago
I believe the predominant ethnic group in North Africa is the Berbers, but I looked it up and it is "Arabs" followed by "Berbers".
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
The Western Cape (tiny red bit there by South Africa) qualifies because the majority population in the Cape is Coloured people. "Coloureds are a multiracial ethnic group native to Southern Africa who have ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including Khoisan, Bantu, Asian, the Pacific Islands and Australasian areas as well as European. South Africa's Coloured people are regarded as having the most diverse genetic background of all ethnicities." - Wikipedia
#83
The Most Popular Unisex Baby Names By Us State (2020)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I have never heard of a female Logan, Carter, Rowan or Remington or anyone called Oakley but maybe that's because I'm not American.
#84
Spread Of Ash Across The U.S. When The Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupts
#85
50 Strongest And Weakest Passports
Julie C Rose 3 years ago
New Zealand briefly became #1 in 2020 because of our covid response…but we couldn’t use it because the reason our covid numbers were so low was because our border restrictions were so strict.
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago (edited)
The South African passport is called "the green mamba" after the snake because it's considered "poisonous" (yes, I know snakes are venomous) and you need a visa to travel almost anywhere.
#87
Canadian Travel Advisory Country Safety Ratings
CanadianaKa 3 years ago
Not sure about France, but UK was probably because they lifted mask mandates earlier than most of Canada did.
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CelticElff 3 years ago
The UK was also listed on the US travel advisory map.
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In Light Of The Unprecedented, Historic Early Leak Of The U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Roe V. Wade, Here's The Likely Abortion Landscape In The U.S. Later This Summer
Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
Our governor in Michigan will veto any anti choice bills, she's already said so, loudly and often.
cogadh 3 years ago
Unfortunately, there is already an archaic law on the Michigan books that would restrict abortions and even if Whitmer and state AG would refuse to enforce it, they will not be in office forever. As soon as an anti-choice candidate makes it to office (let's face it, it can and will happen some day), all bets are off.
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Roz!!! 3 years ago
And most of these people wouldn't wear masks because that "violated " their rights SMH I don't really condone abortion but I would never try to have a say with what another woman does with her body. This world is already failing the kids in foster care now I couldn't imagine being tripled or more .
Rhyme Like A Lime 3 years ago
They don't have Pro-Choice laws enshrined, but they also don't have state laws banning abortion. They rely entirely on federal law, and if anything ever changes it'd be up to their policy makers to create any changes
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Cdickson 3 years ago
Restrict should be more clearly defined as to give meaningful information.
Rhyme Like A Lime 3 years ago
Just plain restricted. As in no time to prepare or seek other options, and banning it before existing federal laws would allow it. And since it will be left up to the states it will quite literally be a patchwork of laws ranging from an absolute band to those that still ban but allow for the woman's life
Load More Replies... Scipio Africanus 3 years ago
There should be some restrictions on when women should be able to have abortions. I don’t know what they should be but I do know that once a baby has a developed brain that can feel emotions and pain abortions should be banned. I actually know a couple people who have memories from in the womb. Once the baby’s brain develops it’s not the womens body’s anymore it’s also the child’s body
Rhyme Like A Lime 3 years ago
I would argue that the 24 weeks of viability is the most appropriate mark, and frankly I think that people who give birth know what's best for them
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Google Results For "Why People From (Country Name)" In Turkish
#90
Which Countries In The World Celebrate International Women's Day?
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
What does non-official holiday mean, because we celebrate/recognise it in Australia? Does it mean people can take time off work without repercussion?
CanadianaKa 3 years ago
What an official and unofficial holiday is and means varies from country to country. Some will declare it a stat. Others have a moment of recognition in their house of government or a party. In Canada, people post about it on Facebook. In Italy, at least in Venice, museums were half-price for women that day when I was there.
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India Nightime Luminosity Comparison 2012 vs. 2021. Source - Economic Survey Of India 2022
#92
The Valles Marineris, The Largest Canyon System On Mars, Compared To The Continental USA And The Grand Canyon
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
Yes, but getting there to see it is a bit difficult. Google Mars doesn't even have street view yet.
#93
Lebanon Religion Map
#94
Current Absolute Monarchies
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 years ago
Teeny little red dot there in Southern Africa is eSwatini (formerly Swaziland).
#95
Density Of Railway Networks
#96
Countries That The United States And Russia Have To Legally Defend
Dark Pearl 3 years ago
Under Trump you certainly wouldn't have, so I'm glad your President changed :)
Load More Replies... cogadh 3 years ago (edited)
And this is why the US spends more on its military than the next 26 countries combined. We're obligated by treaty to defend like 25 of them. We need to get somebody better on that treaty negotiation team.
Rhyme Like A Lime 3 years ago
And at this point a lot of us are in alliances that help pay for other militaries, so a lot of those countries have their own military to defend themselves, they're just our allies that if anything ever went wrong we would step into help
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A Heatmap Of Phones Connected To The Russian Mobile Network In Ukraine Shows Approximate Russian Troop Concentrations In The Country
Noah Lamens 3 years ago
This was disproved a long time ago by a Youtuber on youtube shorts, sorry
#98
State Positions On The Iraq War
Julie C Rose 3 years ago (edited)
This must have been at the time the war first broke out. The prime minister that New Zealand had at that time was against invasion, but the one we had from 2008 to 2017 was in favour of it and sent troops and IIRC Jacinda didn’t pull them out until the US withdrew.
#99
Average Land Value By Zip Code In The Us
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Alternate and accurate caption: Land is more expensive in densely populated cities than in rural wastelands.
#100
I Finished My Exam Early And Drew A Map Of Europe Out Of Boredom
René Studer 3 years ago (edited)
Whats with the question marks? Has the teacher never seen a map before?
It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them) 3 years ago
Firstly - it was a bored student. Secondly, the question marks would be because they can't remember what was there or they can't draw it.
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Cousin Marriage Legality Around The World
CalicoKitty 3 years ago
For context: dark blue is legal, mid-blue is legal with restrictions, orange means it's up to religion or culture, peach is banned with exceptions, red is banned but not a crime, and dark red is a criminal offence.
cogadh 3 years ago
I'm honestly surprised that the US has so many regions where it is banned or illegal, especially in the south, which is sarcastically known to be the home of many cousin f'ers.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
This is why I get annoyed when Americans joke about cousins marrying being shameful- it is perfectly legal in so many places.
#103
Eurovision 2022 1st Place Jury Vote (12 Points)
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
That the UK got 12 points from the French Jury is nothing short of miraculous!
Dark Pearl 3 years ago (edited)
That's how you can tell the UK played with the voting. Would France have ever given the UK 12 points normally? No. The UK fiddled so they could host the contest. God, I remember the good old days when the UK was where it belongs. At the very bloody bottom.
Load More Replies... Dark Pearl 3 years ago
I hope next year Spain sends someone not using their body, Greece sends somebody with fewer red flags and Sweden sends somebody less whiny. But I don't think hoping is going to get me anywhere because Estonia hoped and we only came 13th so...
#104
Countries By Gender In Greek Language
Emmydearest 3 years ago
Very similar to Italy: Canada is male in the italian language. Also Chile, Japan, Portugal, Luxemburg, Mexico, and comparably more african and asian countries. I wonder of there's a reason for that.
Falcon 3 years ago
Oh so it's other countries IN the Greek language. Got me confused there a bit, because I'm pretty sure Germany and Estonia call theirs Fatherland. Those are the 2 that came to mind first.
Laugh or not 3 years ago
If you want to be confused, in French, it is common to use "mère patrie" so the mother fatherland.
Load More Replies... JoyfulZebra 3 years ago
Maybe that's why there haven't been as many new countries being formed lately
#105
The Northern And Southern Halves Of The Island Of Manhattan Are Roughly Equivalent In Population To The States Of North And South Dakota
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This is why the Senate is not remotely representative (at two Senators per state, regardless of population), and should be changed to be representative. Otherwise, the majority party can't pass any legislation, because the minority party has too much power per capita.
Hiram's Friend 3 years ago
The Senate was never intended to be representative. Precisely the opposite to prevent to populous states from steamrolling the less populous states.
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If You Are A North Korean Citizen Who Illegally Flees To A Neighboring Country, Which Country Would You Get Deported To?
#107
"How Europe And Neighbouring Countries Refer To Their Fighter Aircraft"
#108
Map Of Income Inequality Between Black And White People In The Us - What Is Going On In Wyoming?
Jake B 3 years ago
The population is White 61%; Black 12% others are Asian, Native, Indian etc.
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Does Country Import More From Germany Or France?
Christof Irran 3 years ago
More pharmaceuticals than cars (by weight, quantity and value)
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Australia, New Zealand And A Tiny Piece Of Antarctica Are Closer To Mainland Norway's Northernmost Point Than Its Southernmost Point
#111
All Countries That Are Either Larger (Blue) Or Smaller (Red) Than All Its Neighbors
Fred L. 3 years ago
Russia is larger than each of its neighbouring countries, so it is blue. Mongolia is smaller than each of its neighbouring countries, so it is red.
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#112
Certified Pizzerias That Serve Original Neapolitan Pizza Following International Regulation
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Best pizza I ever had was at an Italian family's home in a small country town in Victoria, Australia.
#113
Where Palm Trees Are Found In The United States
CelticElff 3 years ago
Huh. I thought CA had more. Also, can confirm they're EVERYWHERE in FL.
#114
Excessive Drinking By Us County
Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
Long , dark winters in the rural north contribute to their dark blue color. Also, and this may just be a coincidence, at least from Michigan to the west that's a lot of people of Scandinavian and German heritage.
Keali Lamb 3 years ago
It’s because the majority of Utah citizens are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (more commonly known as Mormons) and stick to an honor code called the Word of Wisdom which prohibits them from eating and drinking certain things including alcoholic beverages, and caffeinated hot drinks such as coffee and tea.
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How Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Change Sunrise And Sunset Times
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
We need to get rid of it and use standard time ! Stop taking my hour of sleep away in the morning !
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I'd prefer permanent DST. I hate it when it gets dark at 4pm in the winter.
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unfilteredCigarette73 3 years ago
I would keep the system we have. Its inconvenient for the 2 weeks each year while we all adjust, I know I worked at 5am on weekends for years and dreaded "spring forward" but at least here in Minnesota if we had no DST the sun would rise at 4:30am in June. Thats WAY too early, not everyone in this state milks cows.
#117
Countries Considered As Electoral Democracies By American Organization Freedom House. 2012 And 2022
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
As an American, I disagree. While we do elect our representatives, our choices are decided by the major political parties, which reduce a multitude of candidates down to two, and the winner is whichever is "first past the post," meaning that most politicians were not elected by a majority. We need ranked choice voting (with the elimination of primaries and caucuses). If a candidate can't get more than 50% of the vote, than they shouldn't be holding office at all.
François Carré 3 years ago
And goodbye Turkey, Thailand and Bangladesh...
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Shortest Route From Santiago De Chile And Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (18,396km)
CP 3 years ago
The earth is a sphere and this shows the route on a flat map. The plane is going over the north pole.
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Map Of Europe With The Flag Of The Capital Of Each Country
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The Best Places To Be Born, Statistically
Ace 3 years ago
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-where-to-be-born-index-the-highest-and-lowest-scoring-countries.html
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Love how one of the blue areas is just the entire state of Minnesota
Ekaterina S 3 years ago
I was born in a blue area, but I am not sure what this now means and what I should be grateful for?!?
#123
Public Land Of Us; Texas Is Surprising
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This map isn't accurate. We have a lot more public land in Massachusetts than just the tip of Cape Cod. We don't have many federally-declared public land, but only because we have lots of state-declared public land.
#124
Countries That Have Been At War With Germany (Since 1871)
#125
Are You Closer To The Titanic Or The Moskva?
Christof Irran 3 years ago
We needn't. But this is Bored Panda, with the emphasis on "Bored"
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Solidarity With Ukraine
Dark Pearl 3 years ago
You want to show solidarity with Ukraine? GO FIGHT FOR THEM. Hiding behind a screen and putting flags in your social media bios isn't going to help anything
#127
World War 3 As Depicted In CoD: MW2 And CoD: MW3. Russia Occupies Most Of Europe In 24 Hours And Occupies The Entire Us East Coast Within Several Days
Indosidius 3 years ago
True, but in the game Russia had a hacked US satellite that they used to mask their entire invasion force from NATO, thus launching a massive world wide sneak attack that caught everyone with their pants down. And then Captain price saves the day and kills Makarov, the mad man behind it all.
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Countries That Have Flags
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
Only one flag in the world doesn’t contain any of red, white or blue. Jamaica.
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
on some dumb Reddit project. Notice how it says "(...) on r/place"
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