Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The video above shows one of England’s greatest military victories at the Battle Of Agincourt on the 25th of October 1415.
The English forces were outnumbered at least 2:1, yet still managed to crush the French primarily because of the use of longbows.
Here’s a summary of the battle:
The map above shows the average price for a cup of coffee in every US state.
They collected prices for various coffee types (Americano, espresso, cappuccino, mocha, latte and macchiato) from 21,965 menus listed on Menu With Price.
They covered the full spectrum of coffee spots, from local independent cafes to artisan cafes to chains such as Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Dunkin Donuts, Caribou Coffee, Dutch Bros and many more.
This map visualizes the percentage of stressed tweets mentioning IKEA in various countries, indicating the level of stress associated with assembling IKEA furniture.
The data was analyzed using an academic tool called TensiStrength, which measures the stress level in geotagged tweets.
The map highlights countries where assembling IKEA furniture causes the most stress based on the proportion of stressed tweets.
The maps here show which language each country wants to learn most. The data was gathered in the following way:
And below you can find a more detailed look at each continent with a full list of mythical creatures you might be able to find there:
The map above shows where Twitter (aka X) is blocked or restricted. Here is the full list of countries:
The image above of the Korean peninsula was taken by NASA in 2016 and perfectly sums up why capitalism, for all it’s faults, is still a far, far better system than the communist alternative.
Capitalist South Korea takes up the bottom half of the peninsula, and you can clearly see all the bright lights of Seoul and other South Korean cities on the map.
The map above shows International waters in dark blue and Exclusive Economic Zones in light blue. Territorial waters would all fall within the EEZs.
Also have a look at: Territorial Waters & Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Of The World
Here’s a breakdown of what these terms mean and how they differ:
The existence of two countries named “Congo”—the Republic of the Congo (capital: Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (capital: Kinshasa)—is primarily the result of colonial history, where different European powers colonized adjacent regions in Central Africa and named them after the Congo River.
Brazzaville and Kinshasa are two of the closest national capitals in the world, located directly across from each other on the banks of the Congo River.
Here are some key reasons for their proximity: