While the over 2 million annual visitors to Mount Rushmore rate the monument 4.60/5 stars on average, locals give an average rating of 4.17/5 – the largest differential of any major U.S. attraction. On the other hand, LA locals rate Venice Beach an average of 3.95/5 stars, far more than the 3.63/5 star average among tourists – the most significant differential of any attraction favored by locals.
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According to the poll, in 2022, 57% of Americans disagree with an abortion ban beyond 15 weeks. But in 2022, Roe v. Wade was repealed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, finishing federal abortion rights and allowing individual U.S. states to determine their abortion laws.
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Bern, in Switzerland, is the world’s most expensive city to take an UberX, averaging $42.80 per 10 kilometers. While Islamabad in Pakistan has the world’s cheapest UberX equivalent, offering an UberMini at $1.39 per 10 kilometers.
Read MoreFamous British mapmaker James Reynolds, who earlier created the magnificent world map dedicated to the distribution of human races, created another amazing map in 1850 – the Panoramic plan of the principal rivers and lakes.
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The U.S. military budget of the U.S. is the highest in the world and amounts to about 700 billion American dollars. It accounted for 36% of the world’s defense expenses. There are more than 1.3 million active-duty militaries and over 800 thousand reserves.
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Although the world’s population only just reached 1 billion in 1804, on the world’s political map, one can find many countries whose borders differ little from those of modern nations.
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Money and power walk hand in hand. Over half of the faces on the world’s coin and banknote designs belong to monarchs or heads of government, making up 30.24% and 20.74%, respectively.
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Over 800,000 new businesses are registered in the United States each year. The study reveals that people want more gyms in 15 cities, including El Paso, Los Angeles, and Portland. And in 14 cities, including Indianapolis and Minneapolis, car washes are in high demand.
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The study compared 26 languages to see how we express laughter on social networks. Some examples include Spanish: jajaja, Thai: 5555, Greek: xaxaxa, and Korean: kkkkk. Those expressions have been featured in “the laugh map”.
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If you enjoy looking at maps, you might sometimes wonder why a map looks the way it does. The circumstances leading to a particular demographic being more prevalent here, or a border being created there, can often be very confusing and exciting.
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