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What “Roadmen” Are Called In Other European Countries

Last Updated: April 11, 2025 2 Comments

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What Roadmen Are Called In Other European Countries

Map created by amazing__maps
The map above shows what “Roadmen”, which Amazing Maps defines as: “A Teenager who dresses badly and goes around in groups and pretends to be in a gang and often does small acts of vandalism and public disturbance,” are called in other European countries.

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How To Say People’s Names In Various Europe Countries

Last Updated: April 11, 2025 1 Comment

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How To Say People's Names In Various Europe Countries

Map created by languages.eu
The map above shows the most common naming order or convention in each European country. From the author:

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Date Of First Passenger Railway Line In Each European Country

Last Updated: November 29, 2025 1 Comment

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Date Of First Railway Line In Each European Country

Map created by FDV
The map above shows the date each European country got it’s first railway line, starting with Great Britain in 1830 to the Vatican over a century later.

Here they are in chorological order:

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Stunning Spring Bird Migration Map

Last Updated: April 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The spring song bird migration map above comes from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which explains the video in the following way:

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Filed Under: United States

Left-Hand Vs. Right-Hand Traffic On Railway Lines In Europe

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 1 Comment

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Left-Hand Vs. Right-Hand Traffic On Railway Lines In Europe

Map created by Bengt-Inge Larsson
The map above shows which side of the track trains use on double-track railway lines across Europe. And what’s suprising is that it doesn’t follow who drives on the left or right.

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Satellite View Of The Newmarket Health Centre & Fertility Clinic?

Last Updated: April 23, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Satellite View Of The Newmarket Health Centre & Fertility Clinic

The Satellite map above shows the Newmarket Health Centre and Fertility Clinic or does it?

While I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble…

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The Size of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Over The United States

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Size of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Over The United States

Map created by The Ocean Cleanup
The map above shows the size and garbage density of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch relative to the United States. It was created by the The Ocean Cleanup.

Here’s a little more about it from their website:

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Filed Under: United States

Where Nuclear Weapons Are Stored In Europe

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Where Nuclear Weapons Are Stored In Europe

Map created by @geoglobal_
The map above shows where nuclear weapons are stored in Europe. Russia, The UK and France are the only fully nuclear capable countries in Europe at the present time.

However, its estimated the US has around 100 warheads in Europe in various locations in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Turkey. On the flip side Russia may also have warheads in Belarus, which is a very close Russian ally.

Here are the numbers by country:

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12 Ways To Break The USA

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 1 Comment

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12 Ways To Separate The US

The map above is another work of Yanko Tsvetkov in his Atlas of Prejudice series.

It shows 12 different ways you can separate the US into different regions.

They are:
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Map of Countries With The World’s Tallest Building And/or Free Standing Structure Since 4,000 BC

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 2 Comments

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How Long Did Each Country Have The Worlds tallest building

The two maps here show how few countries have a claim to having once had the world’s tallest building and/or free standing structure since 4,000 BC.

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