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Map Showing Where You Can Legally Change Your Gender In Official Documents In 2024

Last Updated: July 1, 2024 1 Comment

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Map Showing Where You Can Legally Change Your Gender In Official Documents In 2024

This map shows the legal status of changing one’s gender marker in official national documents around the world as of 2024.

The map is color-coded to indicate the different legal requirements and statuses in various countries:

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Filed Under: World Maps

McBroken Map Of The United States & Canada Showing Where McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Broken & Working

Last Updated: July 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Mcbroken Map Of The United States & Canada Showing Where McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Broken & Working

The map above is taken from the amazing McBroken website and shows where McDonalds ice cream machines are working and where they are broken.

At the time of writing 14.72% of the machines were broken, with New York the worst affected city at 32% broken.

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Filed Under: United States

Where Airlines Are Most Likely To Lose Your Luggage

Last Updated: July 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Where Airlines Are Most Likely To Lose Your Luggage

The map above shows where airlines are most likely to lose your luggage.

The data comes from Luggage Losers by @levelsio, and is calculated in the following way:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Watch World War I Every Day On The Western Front [Video]

Last Updated: December 8, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The very impressive video above was created by Miran Božičević and shows everyday of the Western Front in World War I. (You can watch the all of World War 1 here.)

Focusing on:

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Filed Under: War

Map Of The 1861 Confederate States Of America Presidential Election

Last Updated: June 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The 1861 Confederate States Presidential Election

Map created by Walk Like an Egyptian
The map above shows the result of the one and only Presidential election held in the Confederate States of America (CSA) on November 6, 1861. Each state is shown along with the number of electoral college votes it had at the time.

Jefferson Davis was easily elected with 97% of the vote (47,057 votes) and all 109 electoral college votes. His vice-president Alexander Stephens got 3.02% of the popular vote (1,465 votes).

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Filed Under: United States

Map Showing All Federal Lands & Indian Reservations In The US

Last Updated: June 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Federal lands and indian reservations

This map from the National Atlas of the United States of America shows the distribution of federal lands and Indian reservations across the United States. T

The legend indicates the different types of federal land management and their corresponding colors on the map.

Here’s what each color represents:

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Filed Under: United States

Map Showing Which Countries Have Lost Wars To Birds

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 1 Comment

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Map Showing Which Countries Have Lost Wars To Birds

The map above shows the two countries that have lost wars to actual birds (losing wars to Turkey doesn’t count). To learn more about each see below:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Kangaroo vs Human Population Of Australia

Last Updated: June 26, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Kangaroo vs Human Population Of Australia

Map found via reddit
The map above illustrates the comparative populations of kangaroos and humans across various Australian states and territories.

The map highlights that most Australian states have a higher population of kangaroos compared to humans, except for Victoria and Tasmania where the human population exceeds the kangaroo population.

Here is the information for each Australian state:

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Filed Under: Australia

British vs Mongol Empires At Their Respective Peaks: Which Was Bigger?

Last Updated: August 21, 2024 Leave a Comment

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British vs Mongol Empires At Their Respective Peaks

Map created by Amitchell125
Which was bigger the British or Mongol Empire?

This map visually compares the territorial extents of the British Empire and the Mongol Empire at their respective peaks.

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Filed Under: History

Map Showing The Domains Of The Republic Of Venice In The 15th/16th Century At Its Height

Last Updated: November 25, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Domains Of The Republic Of Venice In The 15th/16th Century

Map created by wikimedia user -kayac
This map written in Italian depicts the territories and trade routes of the Republic of Venice in the 15th and 16th centuries at the height of its power. It shows the extent of Venetian influence and control during that time.

Below is the translation of the Italian terms into English:

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Filed Under: Europe, History

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