Map created by reddit user Constant_Tough_6446The map above shows the strongest tornado ever recorded in every US county. The data comes from Tornado Archive.

How is Tornado Strength Measured in the United States?

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Map found on redditThe map above shows what the United States would have looked like had 11th US President James K. Polk got his way. Not only would it have included it’s current borders but also large sections of Mexico, Canada and the island of Cuba.

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Map create by reddit user YutongHThe map above shows the darkest legal front side window tint percentage allowed in cars in the United States. Here is the data by state from TintWiz:

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Map created by reddit user TA-MajestyPalm

The map above shows the 111 metro areas of the United States with a population of over 500,000. It also shows the 5 year growth rate between 2018 and 2023.

However, I thought it might be fun to look at the growth rates of these areas since 2000:

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The map above shows which state various US Presidents were assassinated (or attempted assassination that resulted in injury) in occurred.

Assassinated Presidents
Name	Location
Abraham Lincoln	Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.,
James A. Garfield	Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C.
William McKinley	Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York
John F. Kennedy	Dallas, Texas
Wounded Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ronald Reagan	Washington Hilton hotel
Donald Trump	Butler, Pennsylvania

Map created Joshua Stevens at Maps.com

The map above shows the locations of 31,000 pinball machines still in operation across the United States as documented by PinballMap.com.

Key Locations and Their Pinball Operators

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Created by reddit user Smacpats111111This map shows the average daily added sugar intake (in teaspoons per day) by state across the United States.

The states are color-coded to represent different ranges of sugar intake:

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Given the highly polarized views on abortion in the United States right now, I found the following 3 maps very interesting.

They come from the very thorough Abortion Views in All 50 States Findings From PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas.

Support for Abortion Legality by State

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From the Library of CongressThe map above shows the US railroad network in 1890.

Here are some key points about the state of the railroad network at that time:

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Map created by Canadian VeggieThe map above shows just how quickly the EV fast charging network has grown along US Interstate Highways.

Less than 10 years ago in 2015 there were fewer than 200 stations across the 46,876 miles (75,439 km) of Interstate Highways.
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