XKCD on the design of U.S. state borders
XKCD, is a webcomic created by American author Randall Munroe. The comic’s tagline describes it as “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm,
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Languages of North America, before European colonization
There are approximately 296 spoken indigenous languages north of Mexico, 269 of which are grouped into 29 families. The Na-Dené, Algic, and Uto-Aztecan families are the largest in terms of several languages.
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Napoleon’s Military Legacy: From Victory to Disaster
Through comprehensive battle data and Minard’s revolutionary flow map, we explore Napoleon Bonaparte’s military campaigns and his catastrophic 1812 Russian invasion, revealing the staggering human cost of his quest for empire.
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Percentage of the Muslim population in Germany. Reddit user: realKkona North Rhine-Westphalia is the most densely populated area of Germany
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The most sexually diseased states in the United States
The rate of incidents per 100,000 residents for the two most common sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea and chlamydia) and calculating
Read MoreHistorical expansion and relocation of Oslo
1048: According to the sagas, Oslo (or Aslo) was founded by King Harald Hardrada in 1048. But archaeological finds suggest
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Date format by country
The legal and cultural expectations for date and time representation differ among nations. It is essential to know all-numeric calendar dates used in a particular country to know what date is expected.
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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.
Read MoreU.S. electricity sources
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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