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.
Read more: The Best Business Type to Start in 50 U.S. biggest cities
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”.
Read more: How the World Laughs Online Mapped
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.
Read more: Amazing Spatial Coincidences Mapped
The border between Europe and Asia is exceptional among continental boundaries because there is no significant physical distinction between the two continents except rivers and mountains east and north of the Black Sea. This boundary has been altered many times throughout history.
Read more: How was the border between Europe and Asia defined?
Jewish communities have been expelled, again and again, for nearly two thousand years. Rome did it after two failed revolts. England, France, Spain, and Portugal did it within the same three centuries. Iraq, Yemen, and a dozen other countries did it within living memory.
Read more: Persecutions and Exodus of the Jews
As crypto refugees escape China in search of greener pastures, the cost of mining cryptocurrency may be the difference between profit and loss for miners, and the difference between a booming new industry and a missed opportunity for national economies. In the energy-rich countries of Africa and the Middle East, crypto users can mine Dogecoin for less than a nickel. The least costly nation to mine cryptocurrencies overall is Kuwait. However, the most expensive country for crypto mining is across the globe in Venezuela.
Read more: The Cost to Mine Different Cryptocurrencies In Every Country Mapped
The most extraverted states in the U.S. are California and New York (50.9%). Texas, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Illinois are also more extraverted than introverted. Of the eight most populous U.S. states, six are more extraverted. The most introverted state in the U.S. is West Virginia (53.3%) accompanied by Maine (53.2%), Alaska and Wyoming (52.9%).
Read more: Most extraverted and introverted U.S. states
California has experienced one of the greatest number of attacks in America (312), residents are estimated to have a 1 in 127,129 chance of being targeted. Texas is crowned the most fatal capital with 559 attacks, with Texas having a one in 53,842 chance of being involved in a dangerous animal encounter.
Read more: New study reveals the states most likely to encounter a dangerous animal
Gothic is the most positively spoken of architectural design in 13 countries, such as France and the Czech Republic, where you can find stunning Gothic buildings such as the Notre Dame de Paris and Prague Castle. Postmodern and Contemporary architecture made up the top three styles loved by people across the globe.
Read more: The Most Loved Architectural Styles Across the World Mapped
The most loved car brand in the world is American EV maker Tesla, which comes up top in 21 nations. The most hated car brand is Ford, whose online hate spans 20 nations across the globe.
Read more: The Most Loved and Hated Car Brands in Every Country Mapped
During the last ice age, the sea level worldwide was over 400 feet (122 meters) below the current level, and glaciers extended over about 8% of the planet’s surface, which is equivalent to 25% of the total land area.
Read more: Have you ever wondered what the world looked like during the last ice age?
Overall the level of Democracy utilized by the average global habitant in 2022 is down to 1989 levels. The last 30 years of democratic advancements are now stopped. Liberal democracies peaked in 2012 with 42 nations and are now down to the most down levels in over 25 years – 34 countries.
Read more: Countries considered as electoral democracies by Freedom House in 2012 and 2022
Russia has the longest waterways in Europe. Its vast network of rivers and canals covers over 102,000 kilometers. Within the European Union, the Netherlands has the most extensive network. The country’s waterways cover around 7,000 kilometers and are vital for the transportation of goods, especially for its port cities like Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Read more: Europe’s Inland Waterways Mapped