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America’s Real East-West Divide: Hardee’s vs Carl’s Jr

Last Updated: February 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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America's Real East West Divide: Hardee's vs Carl's Jr

Map created by @vinemapper
Forget Republican vs Democrat or North vs South, the map above shows the true thing that divides Americans, Carl’s Jr vs Hardee’s.

Find out why the two can’t coexist:

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Filed Under: United States

90% of The World’s Countries Have Been Invaded By Britain At Some Point

Last Updated: February 14, 2025 3 Comments

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90% of The World's Countries Have Been Invaded By Britain At Some Point

Map created by maven.mapping and the.world.in.maps
The map above shows which countries which the British have not (yet?) invaded at some point in their history.

It is based claim of historian Stuart Laycock from his book All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To, who states that: “Out of 193 countries that are currently UN member states, we’ve invaded or fought conflicts in the territory of 171.”

This means that only 22 countries have never been invaded by Britain, which Statista lists as:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Potential Google Maps Update If Nigel Farage Wins The Next Election

Last Updated: February 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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English irish sea

The map above is a look at how Google could update Google Maps if Nigel Farage wins the next UK election and decided to try and rename the Irish Sea to the English Sea.

The map is a parody of this map I published earlier in the week about showing how Google now labels the Gulf Of Mexico in different countries.

However, as far I know neither Farage or Reform UK have any plans to rename the Irish Sea. Nor does Google have any plans to do the same.

And while I shouldn’t have to say this it is intended as parody only and not a serious plan.

Filed Under: United Kingdom

The Locations Of Nazi Germany’s Concentration & Death Camps

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 2 Comments

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The Locations Of Nazi Germany's Concentration & Death Camps

Map created by maven.mappingand the.world.in.maps
Please note: The map does not promote any political systems. It is for educational purposes only.

The map above shows the locations of Nazi Germany’s concentration & death camps between 1941 and 1944.

From the maps author:

The map shows key German concentration and death camps from 1941 to 1944, marked with red and black squares. It covers Nazi Germany and occupied territories, including present-day Poland and Austria.

Major camps like Auschwitz (1940), Dachau (1933), Treblinka (1942), and Bergen-Belsen (1940) are labeled with their founding years. The map highlights the scale of the Nazi camp system during World War II.

During the Holocaust’s Final Solution, Nazi Germany established six extermination camps to carry out the systematic genocide of the Jews in territories under its control.

All of these camps were situated in the General Government area of occupied Poland—except for Chelmno, which was located in the Reichsgau Wartheland area of German-occupied Poland to better hide their crimes.

Here is a list of the death camp locations.

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Map Of The 4 Catholic Crusader States In 1135

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The 4 Catholic Crusader States In 1135

Map created by Amitchell125

The map above shows the 4 Catholic Crusader states as they existed in 1135 just before the start of the Second Crusade in 1147.

The states were:

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Filed Under: Middle East

Top 10 Countries By Jewish Population

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 1 Comment

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Top 10 Countries By Jewish Population

Map created by World In Maps
The map above shows the 10 countries in the world with the largest population of Jewish people.

And surprisingly the US actually has a higher total number of Jews than Israel does (although much smaller share of the population).

From the map author:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Canadians Support Of The Idea of Canada Becoming the 51st State

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 5 Comments

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Canadian's Support Of The Idea of Canada Becoming the 51st State

Map created by Cactus Mapping
The map above shows support among Canadians for joining the United States as the 51st state (or the 51st – 60th states). The data comes from a December 2024 poll from Leger.

Here are the highlights:

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Filed Under: Canada

Voting Rights Vs Gun Rights: What’s More Important To Americans

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 1 Comment

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Voting Rights Vs Gun Rights: What's More Important To Americans

Map created by everythingaboutmaps
The map above shows some me interesting data from an old survey on the OkCupid blog.

They looked at the data from 283,859 people who answered the question on which was more important to the them The Right to Bear Arms (2nd amendment) or The Right to Vote.

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Filed Under: United States

Countries Where Over 90% Of The Population Can Speak English

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Countries Where Over 90% Of The Population Can Speak English

The map above shows which countries have population where are least 90% of the population can speak English as either a first language or as an additional language.

The big caveat is that it’s based on self-reported levels of English ability so is likely not 100% accurate. For example I find it difficult to believe that a greater share of people in Sudan can speak English than in Canada.

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Filed Under: World Maps

The World According to Ronald Reagan In 1987

Last Updated: February 12, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The World According to Ronald Reagan In 1987

Map created by David Horsey, found on Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Created by David Horsey in 1987, this clever satirical map depicts the Cold War as a Wild West standoff, pitting U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022).

Here’s what it says:

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Filed Under: World Maps

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