Uruguay has a higher average European genetic ancestry than many countries in Europe itself, the result of centuries of European settlement followed by roughly 16 million immigrants arriving in Latin America in under 150 years.
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The Dutch pioneered capitalism and influenced how the world thinks about free markets. But their view of Europe comes from more than economics. Distance feels different in a small country. Directness is normal. Everyone bikes everywhere. These stereotype maps capture how Dutch cultural traits shape perceptions of neighboring countries.
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While New York City is known for its progressiveness and modernity, it is also a city of famous history and culture. When Manhattan was still New Amsterdam and its immigrant roots were starting, the concrete jungle that we know nowadays was a farmyard. The maps below shows the exact age of almost every building in Manhattan from 1719 to 2019, in one map.
Read MoreThe maximum possible number of navigation satellites (GPS + GLONASS) which can be “seen” from every point on Earth on
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Walking distance to the nearest pub
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Read MoreCost obsessions in Australia using Google autocomplete. Via dannybishopcreative.wordpress.com
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With about 56,000 inhabitants, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) can be considered a micronation on a mega island. More than simply a
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Ukrainian and German used to be Canada’s other languages, the ones you’d hear on prairie homesteads and in mining towns. Now it’s Punjabi, Tagalog, Mandarin. These two maps show what happened when Canada changed its immigration rules in 1967.
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