How auto-complete describes the U.S. States
Why is Washington is so liberal, Minnesota – democratic, while Arizona is racist? This map is Google’s representation of our
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The Mercator Problems
The Mercator map is a cylindrical map projection first introduced by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. The projection is the most heavily used in our society, appearing everywhere from books to apps to Google Maps, and tends to be what most of us think of when pondering the world map.
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The map below shows how the United States generates electricity. The circles represent a power source, color represents a type, and
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European countries with economy smaller than Catalonia
Reddit user: eivarXlithuania Catalonia’s nominal GDP: – Total: $255.204 billion – Per capita: $33,580 Catalonia’s GDP (PPP): – Total: $336.162 billion
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43 kg of gold and 1070 kg of gadolinium going to the sewerage of Switzerland annually
The gold and silver each amounting to around 1.5 million Swiss Francs (1 million US Dollars) a year is lost
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The average number of children per woman in Africa
Reddit user: lursh123 With a fertility rate of almost 7 children per woman, Niger is the country with the highest
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French control was established over much of Northern, Western, and Central Africa by the turn of the century (including territories
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Languages of the Byzantine Empire (580 AD)
Reddit user: FrankCesco Greek and Latin were the official languages in the Byzantine Empire. Although Latin was the official language
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Most Hindu counties in America: 1. Rabun County, Georgia – 8.9% 2. Juniata County, Pennsylvania – 6.3% 3. Saguache County,
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The map below shows the planet Mars during the late Noachian Period, around 3.8 billion years ago, labeled with modern
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Locations of photos with food hashtags were obtained from Instagram API. The dataset includes locations of over 100,000 photos posted
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The height of the tallest building in every U.S. county
Reddit user: Billtheleaf The tallest buildings in the US cities: New York City: One World Trade Center – 1,792 ft
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Residents of Eastern Europe have the same life expectancy as the inhabitants of some African countries. Reddit user: BuddyWudd Countries
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