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South American License & Number Plate Designs

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 1 Comment

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Map created by geo.facts_The map above shows the various designs (some old and new) of license (number) plates in various South American countries. From the map’s author.

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Interactive Map of All The World’s Land Border Crossings

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 1 Comment

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Map created by jolearthThe map above shows all the world’s land border crossings and if you click into the interactive version you can see the following:

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Which Country is Your Greatest Threat In 2025?

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 1 Comment

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Map created by DizzyDentist22The map above shows which country each country considered it’s biggest threat. Each the biggest threat for most European countries is viewed as Russia, but for the US it’s China and for Canada and Mexico its the US.

From the map’s author:

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America’s Summer Humidity Belt

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map created by BenNollWeatherThe map above shows America’s Summer Humidity Belt or more accurately the average number of days in summer where the daily maximum dew point is great than 65F (18C).

Further explanation below:

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Does Your State Have An Official Firearm?

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map created by @mapstreamThe map above shows US states that have official firearms, below you can find out more about when and why they each became adopted.

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Is Sunday The First Day Of The Week?

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 1 Comment

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Map created by geo.facts_The map above shows whether or the first day of the week begins on a Sunday or Monday. From the author:

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Battle of Waterloo Minute by Minute In 60 Seconds

Last Updated: July 22, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The video above is another mapsinanutshell originals showing the Battle of Waterloo minute by minute with troop numbers and casualties using Google Earth.

From the author:

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Main Electricity Voltage By Brazilian States

Last Updated: July 21, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Karol KarpinskiThe map above shows the rather insane electricity situation that exists in Brazil. States either use 127 volts (127v) (similar to the US at 120 volts) or 220 volts (220v) (close to Europe’s 230 volts).

Of course Brazil being Brazil there are exceptions in both cases of cities within a state using different voltage than the state norm.

I was able to find the following list of exceptions:

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Now Time Map From XKCD 1335

Last Updated: March 23, 2026 2 Comments

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The short video above shows the full effect of XKCD 1335 Now, which constantly updates to show you what time it is in the world where you are.

It has obviously been accelerated to show a full day’s spin in a few seconds. The actual comic completes one revolution per day.

Hidden text: This image stays roughly in sync with the day (assuming the Earth continues spinning). Shortcut: xkcd.com/now

More about it below with the help of Explain XKCD:

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Oldest College or University in Every US State

Last Updated: July 17, 2025 2 Comments

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Map created by reddit user stook_jaintThe map above shows the oldest College or University in Every US State. Harvard University is the nation’s oldest as it was founded all the way back in 1636, while the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is the youngest, oldest university being founded in 1917.

Here is the full list by state:

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