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OK, folks, you might want to keep your GPS on while scrolling through this one because we're heading into the land of 'Terrible Maps.'
It's a bumpy ride, full of wrong coordinates and not-very-helpful legends, however, the unexpected twists and turns are what make it so memorable.
This fun online project, dedicated to geographically incorrect entertainment, features such gems as 'The World According To Fish' and 'What Pedestrian [Signs] Look Like Across Europe.'
Even though its content might not get you from point A to point B, the pictures can, in fact, teach you something and put a smile on your face.
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#1
Earth
Yvonne Blau 2 years ago
I'm having a cr*ppy morning, but this made me laugh in spite of myself :D
QuirkyKittyGirl 2 years ago
Don't waste your time and/or money. There are so many um, Large Richards, that you probably wouldn't be able to tell them all apart. /s
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#2
World Map According To Fish
Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 2 years ago
So they have full knowledge of the Saharan and Arabian deserts, but not the rivers of China, Europe or America?
David Paterson 2 years ago
Brilliant, I've been wanting to draw something like that for aeons, but never could figure out the right map projection.
Dave Pearson 2 years ago
This map is really good, if you know anything about survey, cartography, geodetic datums, seamanship etc. Very handy for understanding our oceans and how they interact. Just because you dont understand it, don't project that lack of understanding to the map.
Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago
Why would fish put Antarctica, a place they can't go, at the centre?
Sure, silly maps can be really amusing, but with the growing importance of issues such as climate change, migration, environmental degradation, spatial epidemiology, and inequalities, you could say that geography has become one of the most relevant subjects you can study.
The UK's Royal Geographical Society, for example, is certain that geography helps us to explore and understand space and place, recognizing the great differences in cultures, political systems, economies, landscapes, and environments across the world, and exploring the links between them.
#3
Cat Earth Theory
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Not sure, but t does make Los Angeles its a*****e.
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Bored Koala 2 years ago
Oh, poor New Zealand!! People are always forgetting about them.. it's not the first time we see a map on BP where NZ is either ignored or nowhere to be found...
Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)
Poor New Zealand. Caught between two deadly and barren continents - Antarctica and Australia.
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tuzdayschild 2 years ago
I live in the USA or as I will now forever call it, Cat Butt Virginia.
#4
How The Rest Of The World Sees The USA
Sue From Michigan 2 years ago
I'm in Michigan, which seems to have joined Canada (I'm OK with this).
jon gilbertson 2 years ago
former yooper here. they need a separate section that says: cold and snow
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Deta Rossiter 2 years ago
from Left to right. Wildfires and earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes. Did i miss anything?
Alleman Jennifer 2 years ago
The what area is called the flyover states. The coasts matter. The middle doesn’t. I live in the middle.
jon gilbertson 2 years ago
I'm also a Midwesterner. Wisconsin. that map looks like a basic chart on butchering a cow
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Map Of Earth If There Was No Land
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
But isn’t that considered land? Like, polar bears live on it and stuff.
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"Geography also provides an ideal framework for connecting and bringing together other fields of knowledge," the organization wrote on its website.
"Geography is, in the broadest sense, an education for life and for living. Learning through geography – whether gained through formal learning or experientially through travel, fieldwork, and expeditions – helps us all to be more socially and environmentally sensitive, better informed, and more responsible as citizens and employees."
#6
How To Find Kentucky On The Map
Bobby 2 years ago
I learned this in 3rd grade I think. We called the chef "Mimal" because the states top to bottom are Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana
#7
Argentina
#8
Map
Queen penguin 2 years ago (edited)
I know I might get downvoted but I hate all the hate the us gets for mm/dd/yyyy or not using metric or Celsius. No one was alive when that was chosen and if it were up to me I would absolutely do what the rest of the world does because it makes more sense but at this point it’s practically too late to change it. (edit: typed something wrong)
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Much easier to compare dates. Of course, I prefer yyyy-mm-dd, which is fully sortable.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
I prefer 23 May 2023. Unfortunately, I can't use all numbers because I'm American and no one would understand what I meant. Also, it we're talking about computer files, I use 2023-05-23 to keep them chronological.
BJ Hage 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, but nobody cares about other countries if there is a way to bash the US about something.
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#9
Antarctica, The Confusing Continent
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
because the earth is a globe, the south pole is the very bottom center of the globe, therefore any direction away from that is north.
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SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Even more confusing when there's a news story about something that happened in "western Antarctica" or something. Like, okay, which part is that?
Load More Replies... And while you could argue that these folks are biased, geography students can back up their words; they find their courses enjoyable and interesting.
The 2020 National Student Survey, which is completed by final-year students in every UK university, revealed that 88% of the respondents studying geography were satisfied with the overall quality of their course; higher than the 83% national average for all respondents.
#10
Most Oddly Named Town In Each Us State
David H 2 years ago (edited)
aww you think that is the most odd name in New York? (not using any Native American based names that Europeans butchered the pronunciation of like Ronkonkoma) we have Butternut, Big Flats, Calcium, Never Sink (I have been to Never Sink, there is a reservoir there also called Never Sink), Triangle, Throop, Friendship, Ausable Chasm, Cumminsville, Feura Bush, Sugarbush, etc. And of course we have Coxsackie, the town the scientific name for Foot in Mouth disease is named after. While a native american name, today the name has a very different meaning.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Toad suck, they even have a Harley Davidson store. I've been in it.
Load More Replies... Ash 2 years ago
This is an extremely personal judgment. Pennsylvania not only has a town named Coupon, but towns named Bird-in-Hand, Blue Ball, and of course, Intercourse. Oh, and Noodle Doosie. Which I think should win hands-down.
Lauren S 2 years ago
I grew up in PA. Where is Noodle Doosie? There’s also Paradise, Lititz (if you don’t know how to pronounce it), Normalville, Panic, and Desire.
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SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Hm. I always thought it was Funk in Nebraska and Zzyx in California.
#11
Zimbabwe And Namibia
Fred L. 2 years ago
Named after the German Chancellor who negotiated the aquisition, Leo von Caprivi.
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That’s actually not true. Namibia borders those other two countries, but not Zimbabwe. The borders all meet somewhere in the middle
#12
Terrible Map
Marcellus II 2 years ago
Not sure that the way Hungary and Russia have been changing their societies to dictatorships falls under "Doing science".
Miki 2 years ago
Because here priests have FAR to much influence in country politics.
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Bosnians: I Wanna Swim Croatia: No
Ron Baza 2 years ago
Uh oh. Looks like someone hasn’t heard of the Neum corridor. It’s what all the cool kids talk about, Round our way.
Bored Koala 2 years ago
Yes, not many people know about Neum... and I know the whole situation is not to laugh about... but the way you worded it just made me crack up 😅
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Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
Bosnia has a whole 15-ish miles of Coastline around Neum to swim in, actually! but iirc, the reasoning behind this was something to do with the fact that the ottoman turks had never really ruled the coastline. I'm not entirely sure. neum-646ce...c64969.jpg 
Furthermore, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) also noted that Geography students are more likely to complete their degree than students of most other subjects. The dropout rate among students is the third lowest across all subjects.
I wonder, have any of these maps made it to their classes?
#14
That's Going To Look Stupid In 60 Million Years
Bored Koala 2 years ago
Well.. you never know... lots of things can happen in 60 million years!
Nezuko_Chan 2 years ago
No Bc in the future scientists will wonder what the world looked like back then (now) so if they find this body (if preserved) they will know!
Benoît Rainville 2 years ago
Organic tissue does not preserve this long, your cred is safe from the future.
#15
Restaurant Order Preferences In Africa
El Howard 2 years ago
Yes, I literally face palmed while laughing at this!
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#16
Map
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
It literally doesn't help. Legislation has to pass both House and Senate, and the idiotic minority votes against everything the majority wants.
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Billy Harrelson 2 years ago
People love to dump on the makeup of the Senate and say it was created by slave owners, which is only partially true. The original plan was for a unicameral legislature akin to the one under the Articles of Confederation, just with more representatives per state (the Virginia Plan). This would have benefited states like New York and Virginia at the time. The smaller states wanted the to only be one representative for each state (the New Jersey Plan). Virginia wanted to count every single inhabitant to determine representation under their plan, whether they could vote or even were citizens. This led to a series of compromises, most notably the Connecticut Compromise. The legislature would be bicameral. The House of Representatives would represent the people and be based on population. The Senate would have two from each state and represent the states.
Billy Harrelson 2 years ago
Senators were never supposed to represent the people but their states, like the old confederation Congress. If not for ambiguities in filling vacancies it would probably still be up to state legislatures to fill Senate seats, but after some states went without Senate representation for several years, it was decided to pass the 17th amendment to allow for direct election of senators.
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Omni Unicorn 2 years ago
For all the people talking about the House of Representatives: you do know it's useless without the Senate's agreement, right? And even the House is not actually proportional to population. This whole system is effed up.
Nick Curtis 2 years ago
that's kinda the point though... to give every state it's equal representation so the high population states can't just steamroll the rest of the country on every issue. also there's a house of representatives too sooo
Todd Anderson 2 years ago
If the majority of Americans want something, why should it matter which states they live in?
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#17
Basically Every Data Map Of Europe
#18
Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad
Marcos Valencia 2 years ago
They managed to hide their air bases from Barbarian and Carthaginian spy planes.
#19
Rolled Up
ThisBottleDisolvesInWater 2 years ago
we should do this in real life, Argentina needs some warm coastline
#20
Europe But If Europe Colonised It
StretcherBearer 2 years ago
Check out a map of midwestern USA counties in like Kansas. Very similar.
#21
Nice People
François Bouzigues 2 years ago
Funnily enough, people from this area are not exactly the nicest.
#22
For Everyone In The UK Waiting For The 12th Of April. A Map Of Every Pub In The UK
Eleanor Abernathy 2 years ago
It´s my cat´s birthday, but I didn´t know that they celebrate this in the UK.
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material panda 2 years ago (edited)
ok I have a conspiracy theory= the uk is literally just one big pub
Will Cable 2 years ago
It amazing how many pubs close then suddenly catch fire and then houses go up in its place.
Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
This same "phenomenon" is occurring in US restaurants.
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Spannermonkey 2 years ago
Now overlay that with a map showing each real pub that is now a Wetherpoons.
#23
Terrible Map
stupidMonkey 2 years ago
Sheesh first they "tuk ar jerbs" now they are copying our border. When will it end!?!
Ash 2 years ago
lol Tell me, do you speak British (or non-rhotic) English? Or do you just speak Ermahgerd Gersberms?
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#24
Terrible Map
SarahFenola 2 years ago
I can't unsee the chef and Kentucky now after the chef being pointed out on a previous pic! Haha.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
I don't know why someone downvoted you. That makes sense as they are the same joke
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#25
What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe
Maria Wilk 2 years ago
It isn't true. I live in Poland and pedestrian here looks like any others... This means "wait"
Ash 2 years ago
E pur si muove. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/tracking-changes-earth-magnetic-poles :P
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I don't understand this. Are they saying that some Europeans use their knees and others don't?
mentaLilly 2 years ago
In Germany we used to have these: https://images.app.goo.gl/EVinzrGWUVrYmifFA - i really don't know why they changed them 🤷🏼♀️
Marc Stroobants 2 years ago
The Russian man would most likely be on all fours...
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Daniele Ribolla 2 years ago
only a Brit is running there, looking for better meteo conditions...
#26
Danger Presented By Indiana
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Any action taken by Indiana would be rapidly flanked by the allied forces of Wisconsin and Michigan. The barbarians would be driven back through the hinterland to shelter within the walls of Indianapolis.
#27
Egypt Is Smaller Than The United States, Russia And China Combined
#28
2,066 Americans Were Asked To Point Out Ukraine On A Map
similarly 2 years ago
I find this, paradoxically, both very difficult to believe and yet very easy to believe.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Not terrible for a nation which didn't exist while half of us were in school. 90%+ in the Soviet Union.
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Lemme get the lemons 2 years ago (edited)
YEA, COSE IT ALL MRICA, BABY!!!!!!!! WONT HAVE ANY OF THOSE SNOWFLAKE EROPEAN CONTRIES Edit: REMOVED ALL THOSE SISSY U'S BECASE IN THE SA THOSE ARE SELESS
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C.M. 2 years ago
I'd like to point out that this was probably some random online survey, which Americans enjoy messing with.
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PandaGoPanda 2 years ago
I reckon this was after Ukraine had been in the news for a while. Pretty sure a lot more people wouldn’t even have come close 18 months ago.
porgsarecool 2 years ago
https://www.boredpanda.com/americans-answer-can-you-name-country-jimmy-kimmel/
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Yes and I’m sure every person in every other country knows exactly where Ukraine is.
#29
Population Per Capita
David Wambold 2 years ago
Looks like a Risk map near end of game. Turn in cards and you can take over Europe!.
#30
Statistic
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
yep. Summary: africa bad, south america not as bad, russia kinda bad, other white people good.
Cristi nah 2 years ago
Dark green: Best First World, light green: OK First World, yellow: meh, orange: hmmm.., red: nope
#31
Map Of The Earth If It Was A Bear
#32
The Earth, Centred Around New Zealand
Auntriarch 2 years ago
I bought a tea towel in New Zealand, Australia was labelled "West Island"
#33
The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States
Bill McDowall 2 years ago
You've forgotten the first rule of kangaroo fight club! 🤭
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David Paterson 2 years ago
That's really useful. Now Australians know which state they can live in with their pet.
mysterious(all pronouns) 2 years ago
I don't think a kangaroo would do very good in Wisconsin. The winters get pretty cold.
#34
Terrible Map
Miriam L 2 years ago
Periodic table joke - Au is gold, so a picture of Au-stralia in gold. Ag is silver, and Cu is copper. Not the world's best pun but it's kinda funny
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A Map Of The United States If It Was An Oregon Donor
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
Nooo Oregon is like the slightly less good version of Washington leave it alone
#36
Cyprus Is Just A More Aerodynamic Version Of The USA
YTK 2 years ago
If this means mass takes up more of the us, than so be the destruction of the northwest
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
The northwest is the best place in the US please don't destroy us
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#37
Prevalence Of Colour Blindness Worldwide
David Paterson 2 years ago (edited)
As a person with red-green colourblindness. I can stayed that this is frikkin hilarious. Almost all countries appear the exact same colour. Even the countries in green look as though they are in red.
#38
'can You Walk To Australia From Your Country?'
#40
The Most Popular Word In Each State
not your average weirdo 2 years ago
It would’ve been funny if one state had a weird word like “barbecue” or “potato”
Cosmologist wannabe 2 years ago
well the map seems to be correct. I do seem to be saying the word 'the' a lot with the keyboard on my computer. The map seems to be correct.
Chelsey Orama 2 years ago
south carolina should be "uh" because im in it (pls tell me you get it-)
#41
Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Because they are really proud of the fact that they used it to chase out colonisers. True story.
GlitterQueen541 2 years ago
If you give enough of Americans their way, we might end up with one too...
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
I’m surprised some stupid red state legislators haven’t changed their state flag to have an AR-15 on it.
#42
If Great Britain Was Located Next To Japan
LK 2 years ago
What?! Where's the Isle of Man?! Have we been scooped up the with the UK, AGAIN?
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
wish it was, I'd love to visit Japan again but 14 hours on a plane just about killed me the first time, and it's so expensive to fly because I just KNOW I'd have to go at least business class, no way am I doing it in economy again. xD
Liz Clarke 2 years ago
It's Norway and Sweden that are the c**k, Finland is the balls.
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#43
Super Bowl Wins By Country
Scott E 2 years ago
No one here in the USA calls the Super Bowl a “World Championship”. It’s just the Super Bowl. As far as the World Series of baseball, you would be correct in making this type of comment.
Load More Replies... Bobby 2 years ago
I'd love to see American football become a more international sport. I really need more teams to cheer for against the Cowboys
Vidas Zlioba 2 years ago
I agree. More people should feel the disappointment of being a Chicago Bears or Detroit Lions fan.
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Map Of All The Countries Where The Prime Minister Shat Themselves In McDonald's
#45
Railway Map Of Antarctica
#46
Italy
YTK 2 years ago
So like the us, don’t go south less you want to be hit over the head via an acoustic instrument
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
surprisingly, life and health are better the closer you are to switzerland.
FreeToFall 2 years ago
South of Italy Is wonderful... You lose so many things of You don't see It! For example Matera Is One of the safer Place in Italy and Is in the South... Prejudices are not good...
#47
Pornstars Per Million Inhabitants In Europe
Loverboy 2 years ago
Interesting, nothing really strange though. Have to make money some way, and I hear it pays well.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
You say that every single time someone mentions porn.
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
You're telling me there isn't one single pornstar in Iceland? That seems unlikely.
feelthefebreze 2 years ago
well if there's only a few it could round to 0.0
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#48
Terrible Map
athornedrose 2 years ago
was their prime minister a farm animal at one point? i feel like i need context
Admiral Graf Spee he/him 2 years ago
I am proud to be of a nation where we consumed our pm
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Friendly neighborhood possum 2 years ago
Pandas of the world,let’s hold a competition at eating the prime ministers of our home countries! Whoever finishes first-Oh wait, i have an obvious advantage,having 50 teeth and all...
#49
Every Us State If They Had An Independence Movement Like Brexit
Fly_Agaric_Frog (They/Them) 2 years ago (edited)
Carolinah. SCexit. SCya. Sout Carolina. (I made up the last two)
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Some red states are talking about breaking from the US. I say “bye” you’d be a third world country
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago (edited)
Oregone and Tenneseeyoulater are brilliant. also just... "Pain" because honestly that's all brexit has brought. :')
#50
Terrible Map
KDS 2 years ago
Every time I look at Italy it looks like it is about to kick a country next to it.
Bored Koala 2 years ago
"A country next to it" is actually Sicily..so, still Italy..
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#51
Terrible Map
Widdew Muffin 2 years ago
Montana looks like small joe biden whispering a secret to big joe biden aka Idaho
#52
Asia
CAT /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ QUEEN 2 years ago
FINALLY!! my state is in a funny!!! WOOO HOOO
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Fatalities From Texting And Driving In 1960
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
It looks a lot like the map of lives saved by seatbelts in cars in 1960.
#54
Portugal Is Actually Smaller Than Spain
Bored Koala 2 years ago
Wow! OMG! So shocking I'm not sure I'll ever be able to overcome it....
#55
Division Of Switzerland, Proposed By Muammar Al-Gadaffi At G8 Summit In 2009
athornedrose 2 years ago
i am a little confused why he wanted this? i don't understand if he thought his son's detention was disrespectful of diplomatic immunity or what.
#56
Terrible Map
#57
It's Raining Very Hard In The UK Right Now
#58
Us Governors By Eye Colour
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
interesting, so germanic descent people prefer to be in the north, same as EU?
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
We're all over the place, especially those of us with brown eyes. Are you maybe thinking of Swedes?
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Most Common Answer From Respondents, After Being Asked What State They Are In
Bobby 2 years ago
I spent way too long looking at the map thinking I missed a joke in there somewhere that you saw and I missed
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago
New Jersey is mislabelled "New Jersey." The correct answer is "Florida."
#60
Range Of Homosapiens
Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
Ummmm.... is the gray supposed to be no humans? Because the Norwegian city of Alta has humans last time I checked and the 50k plus people from Greenland might want a word with whoever did this
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago (edited)
Grey doesn't have to mean none, it can mean below threshold. This is a population density map with three containers - alot, some, few. There are .14 people per square kilometer in Greenland. If its 1 person per sq km, they don't show up on a map this scale. Even its largest city (Nuuk) doesn't show up with 19608 people in 690 sq km. London is 607 sq km and has 8 million people and its on the same scale. There are 33.2 million people in Siberia but like Greenland, the density is below threshold because there's so much land.
Load More Replies... David Paterson 2 years ago
I like this, I had previously falsely believed that the range of humans was larger than that of pigeons and sparrows.
#61
8 Ways To Divide France
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
à votre service :) (even if i'm near Paris :D) 3owftasu3x...a5-png.jpg 
#62
Dele Alli
Loverboy 2 years ago
Imo Messi is better. Ronaldo isn't even the best Portuguese player. Plus he's a rapist.
Francine Oglethorpe 2 years ago
It's based on jersey sales though....people who don't even care about soccer buy jerseys terrible data
werewolf394 2 years ago
Tf goin on in the Dakotas? They only found one football fan from each or what? Fernandes and Mane, maybe, but Bonucci? DELE ALLI???
werewolf394 2 years ago
Maybe if you actually used Google, you'd learn something.
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Us States But The First Letter Is Missing
Fly_Agaric_Frog (They/Them) 2 years ago (edited)
Ew Jersey, Ew York, Ew Mexico, Ew Hampshire. Long ago, the four states lived together in harmony … then everything changed when the Ew Hampshire attacked.
#64
Popes/Mi²
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