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War Plan Red: A 1930s Plan For a US Invasion of Canada & War With The British Empire

Last Updated: January 9, 2025 3 Comments

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War Plan Red

Map created by OwenBlacker
The map above shows the US War Plan Red:

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The Blue & Red Areas Have The Same Number of Murders Each Year

Last Updated: January 8, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Blue And Red Areas Have The Same Number of Murders Each Year

Map created by reddit user bezzleford
The map above shows a rather shocking fact.

The countries in red: South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) have the same number of murders (22,071) each year than all the areas in blue (22,069).

This includes all of Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia as well as several Western and Midwest US Sates and a few other places to get the totals to match.

However, there’s something even more more shocking.

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Cheek-Kissing As A Form Of Greeting Including The Number Of Kisses Given

Last Updated: January 19, 2026 9 Comments

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Cheek-Kissing As A Form Of Greeting Including The Number Of Kisses Given

Map found on reddit
The map above shows where in the world cheek-kissing is used as form of greeting and how many kisses are typically given.

Here’s a bit more about the regional breakdown custom:

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The Year 2025 In Other World Calendar Systems

Last Updated: January 7, 2025 1 Comment

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The Year 2025 In Other World Calendar Systems

Map created by maven.mappingand the.world.in.maps
The map above shows what year it was various calendar systems on 1 January 2025 in the Gregorian Calendar.

However, it should be noted that while many countries have alternative calendar and dating systems, almost everyone also uses the Gregorian Calendar in day to day life alongside them.

Here’s a little bit more about them:

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Which Disney Resort Are You Closest To?

Last Updated: December 13, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Which Disney Resort Are You Closest To?

Map created by atlasova.world
The map above shows which Disney resort is closest to you, here’s a bit more about each of them:

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18 Brilliant Maps That Reveal Which Location You’re Closest To

Last Updated: December 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Are you currently closer to the north or south pole

Map created by Atlasova
The maps here reveal some interesting facts about where you’re closer to.

For example the map above shows whether you’re closer to the North or South Pole.

Keep reading to see lots more:

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The World Divided Into 4 Equal Parts Based On Population

Last Updated: December 13, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The World Divided Into 4 Equal Parts Based On Population

Map created by justforstev24
The map above shows how crazy world population distribution is. It divides the world into 4 areas of 2 billion people each.

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Which of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World Are You Closest To?

Last Updated: March 21, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Which of the 7 modern Wonders of the World are you closest to

Map created by atlasova
Here’s a list of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World (New7Wonders) with a description for each:

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Most Popular Sport By Country 2025

Last Updated: December 13, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Most Popular Sport By Country

Map created by @geo.facts_

The map above shows the most popular sport in each country around the world.

I believe the data likely came from Worldpopulationreview.com who have actually compiled data from multiple sources:

Here’s the table:

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Elon Musk’s Net Worth Compared To The Total Household Wealth Of Various Countries

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Elon Musk's Net Worth Compared To The Total Household Wealth Of Various Countries

The map above compares Elon Musk’s net worth of $447 billion at the time of publication with that of the household wealth of various countries around the world.

So for example his share of US Household wealth is 0.32% or his net worth is 29.80% of the net worth of all South Africans.

It is a follow up to this post on the fact that only 55 Countries Now Have More Household Wealth Than Elon Musk.

The data source for household wealth is the Global Wealth Databook 2023 published by UBS & Credit Suisse.

And the data on Elon Musk’s network comes from Bloomberg.

Below you can find the data:

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