Maps of the US
Overall, the U.S. dominates, taking up 12 places within the top 20 results – however, York, Norwich and Manchester represent the UK, taking the top three spots with yuck-y numbers of dog-poop complaints. Pittsburgh, Seattle and Atlanta in the US follow closely behind.
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On average, Europeans dispose of 1,857 cigarette butts per year, making it the smokiest continent on the planet. Andorra is the smokiest country, where people dispose of over six thousand cig butts every year.
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The division of powers between states/provinces and the federal government, as well as the varying economic strengths and needs of different regions, contributes to a complex interplay of contributions and receipts within the United States and Canada.
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The most filmed street in the United States is Hollywood Boulevard – you might have seen this iconic street in classics such as Chinatown, Lethal Weapon, or one of the other 131 movies and TV shows that it appears in. Also popular with location scouts in Sunset Boulevard, with 64 credits, including A Star Is Born, Million Dollar Baby and Sunset Boulevard.
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In 1513, Spanish adventurer Juan Ponce de Leon surveyed Florida. He anchored at St. Augustine, trying to find the Fountain of Youth. It is the oldest city in the continental U.S. Declared as a Spanish land, Ce was established in 1565. That’s a whole 42 years before Jamestown in Virginia. It’s 55 years before the Pilgrims anchored at Plymouth Rock.
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Since opening its first international unit in Tokyo, Starbucks has spilled out into 80 nations in just a quarter-century. It now boasts over 32,000 stores across the world. In the fast-food ranks, Starbucks is the second largest fast-food chain after McDonald’s, and it depends on its store-to-store consistency even more.
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The best place to watch a sunrise is at the famous Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, and 10,404 mentions in the reviews of this landmark would attest to that. 8 out of 10 best places for sunrise fans are in Asia and Oceania. The best place for watching a sunset in the world is Mallory Square in Key West, Florida, with 9,811 mentions of sunset in the Tripadvisor reviews.
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The term Latin Americans refer to areas in the Americas ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese, and French empires formed in the 19th century doesn’t have a precise definition. Today, this term is typically used to describe South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands.
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Receptionists are the most loved occupation in the United States and the United Kingdom. Correspondingly, only 5% and 15% of Tweets about Receptionists were negative in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Ever wondered what America was really like when the country declared independence? Forget what you learned in history class – the real story is way more interesting. Picture New York City smaller than modern-day Ithaca, Philadelphia’s epic coffee house scene, and news so slow that some Georgians didn’t hear about independence until August! Dive into the fascinating world of 1776 America, where most people never traveled more than 20 miles from home and our biggest city was smaller than today’s Boca Raton.
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