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The Portuguese Empire, also known as the Portuguese Overseas, was the 1st Global Empire in History, starting in 1415 with the conquest of Ceuta, over 500 years after Portugal’s foundation in 868. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning nearly six centuries, making it the most extended Global Empire in History.

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Satirical map of the World according to ISIS

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World

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Number of countries to reports country X for violating its airspace in the last 8 months

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Territorial changes to Bolivia since independence (1825)

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Deaths by terrorism (2001 – 2014)

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Cars

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Death on the roads

www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/death-on-the-roads/ Based on the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015.

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Soils of the Panoche Hills

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Maps of World Religions

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Percentages of people in North America & European countries who said that they “believe there is a God”

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Cars Cities Sport

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New York car crashes (2013 – 2015)

Map of the Italian states and kingdoms before unification

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How a Divided Peninsula Became Italy in Just 11 Years

Italy transformed from separate kingdoms into one nation between 1859-1870. Cavour allied with France to defeat Austria. Garibaldi sailed to Sicily with 1,000 Red Shirts and conquered the south. Rome joined in 1870 when French troops withdrew.