The most popular dog names around the world
Bella and Max are trendy dog names in Australia, but you’ll find many more Coco’s and Sora’s in Japan. So how do the rest of the world name their four-legged friends?
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Sneaker Prices, Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most For Classic Shoes?
To the sneakerhead, unpacking a pair of legendary footwear is a delicate ceremony. New sneakers are more than footwear: Sneaker guru Michael Sykes admits that the latest fashionable sneakers can be more about identity than fashion.
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The Cheapest Five-Star Hotel in Every County Mapped
Top Dollar team dug deep on Hotels.com, and it turns out the answer is no. Your next trip could be staying in Novotel Ahmedabad Hotel in India, which costs just $28 a night – the lowest-priced five-star hotel in the world.
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Spread of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period in human history that unfolded in the late 18th century, primarily in Britain, before spreading to other parts of the world throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Study reveals how much it costs to get a haircut around the world
The NetCredit team sourced the price of a basic haircut for both genders in 102 capital cities. The cost of men’s and women’s haircuts in the world differs significantly. Men spend more for a haircut in just 11 of the 102 nations. The most significant gaps are in Africa and some countries of Latin America.
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U.S. State Mottos Mapped
The United States’ motto is “In God We Trust,” declared by Congress and approved into legislation by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. But each U.S. states have its motto. Sometimes U.S. State mottos can be seen on state flags, seals. Some U.S states formally assigned a state motto by an act of the state legislature.
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Which U.S. States Can You Live More Comfortably On A Minimum Wage?
The minimum wage in U.S. states varies from $15.20 per hour in D.C. to $8.65 per hour in Florida. The minimum wage is more than 3/4 of the living cost in the bulk of the West Coast and New England. Most of the South and some Mountain states have it the worst, where minimum wage covers about 50% of the living costs.
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The Lost Jewish Communities of the Arab World
Jewish life once ran deep through the cities of the Middle East and North Africa. Within a few decades, most of those communities were gone.
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The most popular children’s book from every country mapped
The ToyZone team wanted to find the most popular children’s books from every nation. It’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top books from the United Kingdom. But look around the globe, and you might discover some classic works that you had no idea existed.
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Maps reveal what countries have the most affordable mobile data
Data is getting faster in general. The average mobile download speed rose from 22.81 Mbps to 27.69 Mbps in the 12 month. And 5G promises to deliver speeds over 1 Gigabit per second.
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