Railway gauges—the distance between rails—vary surprisingly across the globe. This post explores why countries use different track widths, how mismatches are handled at borders, and whether there’s a trend toward standardization.
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How is Google Chrome conquered the world? These maps show the most popular web browsers around the world from 2009 to 2020.
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measures unemployment in the UK, and in the 3 months to May 2017, the headline unemployment rate held at almost 1.5 million people (4.5%). It is a decrease in jobless people of 152 thousand from a year afore, and this is the lowest unemployment rate since 1975.
Read MoreThe map below presents the flag of the nation people who move abroad are most expected to move to. For
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Americans are mostly dependent on the car. More than 150 million workers, that’s at least 120 million vehicles, appear on U.S. streets every day. 73% of U.S. commuters use their vehicles to move home and jobs. Only 13% of the 7,649 respondents use public transport, and only 11% take the bike.
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In 2020 residents of a United Kingdom passport could visit 185 countries without a tourist visa or a visa on arrival. According to the Henley Passport Index, the United Kingdom passport now ranks seventh in words of trip freedom (tied with the passports of the United States, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland).
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In 2020 holders of a U.S. passport could visit 185 nations without a tourist visa or with a visa on
Read MoreChina is the world’s biggest exporter. China exported a $2 trillion value of goods across the globe. China estimates a notable proportion of world trade in natural resources such as coal, copper, aluminum, and iron ore. Today China mostly exports computers, electrical equipment, and other types of machinery.
Read MorePredictably, much of the global economy runs on oil, especially the Middle East and some Central Asian countries. In general, developing countries export raw materials, developed countries export goods.
Read MoreBlond or fair hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on many factors but always has some yellowish color. The color can be from pale blond to reddish “strawberry” or golden-brownish blond colors.
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