The Community of Portuguese Language Countries
With approximately 217 million native speakers and 250 million total speakers, Portuguese is usually listed as the 6th most natively
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High Middle Ages Europe (1190)
The High Middle Ages was the period of European history that commenced around 1000 and lasted until around 1250. The
Read MoreGlobal school rankings 2015
Ghana has the lowest enrolment rate in secondary school (46 percent) and also the lowest eachievement levels for those 15-year-olds
Read MoreAmerica Redrawn by Population
A map of the US, redrawn so each state is proportional to its population.
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A Depression-Era Medicinal Plant Map of the US
“Each year, (hiring October, pharmacists in Anglo-Saxon countries make a special effort to bring to the attention of the public
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Maps of cousin marriage percentage by country
The Middle East has the highest rates of cousin marriage. Saudi Arabia has marriage rates to first or second cousins that may exceed 70%. Iraq is estimated to have a rate of 33% and Afghanistan – 30–40%.
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How Americans Heat Their Homes
A surprising journey through the hidden world of how Americans stay warm, revealing unexpected connections between energy, landscape, and lifestyle.
Read MoreHow Your Hometown Affects Your Chances of Marriage in the US
People who spent their childhoods in liberal urban and coastal areas are about 10% less likely to get married before
Read MorePlanting your spring garden? Consider climate’s ‘new normal’
Among the most important factors determining which plants can survive where is how cold the winter is. If you’re planting
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