Billions of birds migrate: Where do they go?
Different types of birds take routes of widely varying lengths. Some round-trip migrations can be as long as 44 thousand
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Percentage of people that don’t feel safe when they walk alone after dark
Finland, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Slovenia are the safest countries. In the figure below, we see the percentage of the
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The Literal Translation of Country Names
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Population density of Egypt
Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab World and the 3rd-most populous on the African continent. About 95% of the country’s population lives along the banks of the Nile and in the Nile Delta.
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A “Literal” Map of the United Kingdom
From the Viking-named Shetlands to the Celtic roots of Cornwall, Britain’s county names tell stories of ancient kingdoms and forgotten peoples. This detailed map of the United Kingdom reveals the surprising meanings behind familiar place names and the historical forces that shaped them.
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Where did each country’s head of government obtain their highest educational qualification?
This map below shows where each head of government achieved their highest level of education. The number in the box
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Influenza death rate by U.S. State
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, influenza has occurred within 10 – 45 million illnesses, between 140 – 810 thousand hospitalizations, and 12 – 61 thousand deaths annually.
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Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is a method dedicated to establishing a political advantage for a particular party by manipulating district borders. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander. Two basic tactics are used in gerrymandering: “cracking” (reducing the voting power of the opposite party’s followers across many districts) and “packing” (concentrating the contrary party’s voting power in one district to decrease their voting power in other neighborhoods).
Read MoreMap of Spain with other world cities at same latitude
Spain from Vladivostok to Orlando. Reddit user: mgoulart Related posts: – The U.S. and Canada at the same latitudes
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Tearing Turkey Apart
Turkey is a diverse nation and ethnically mixed due to its location at the intersections of Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, its legacy, and its multi-ethnic and multiple religious Ottoman Empire.
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