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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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Filed Under: World Maps

Map of Canada’s “Defense Scheme No. 1” From The 1920s & 30s

Last Updated: January 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map of Canada’s

Map found on reddit
The map above show’s the plans for Canada’s “Defense Scheme No. 1” based on a hypothetical surprise invasion of the US in the 1920s and 30s.

The plan was to buy time to secure defenses before the US could strike back.

Ultimately the plan assumed that help from the United Kingdom and the rest of the Empire would come.

From the map:

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Filed Under: Canada

Income & Inequality in the Nordic Countries

Last Updated: January 8, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Income & Inequality in the Nordic Countries

Map created by Linda Randall and Gustaf Norlén at Nordregio

The map above provides a detailed geographic overview of income inequality across the Nordic Region, illustrating differences in both income levels and distribution patterns.

Some regional variations, such as border effects, are attributed to incomplete income data from neighboring countries.

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Filed Under: Europe

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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Filed Under: World Maps

Railway Lines In the United States On The Eve Of The Civil War

Last Updated: January 8, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Railway Lines In the United States On The Eve Of The Civil War

Map found on reddit
This map shows the United States’ railway network and urban population distribution around 1860, just before the Civil War.

Here are the key observations:

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Filed Under: United States

14 Maps Showing Population Concentrations In Various Countries

Last Updated: January 8, 2025 1 Comment

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The maps below show how skewed population concentrations are in various countries around the world from Egypt to China to Canada and the United States (at the bottom).

But before continuing I’m not exactly sure who created the original maps, so if you know please leave a comment and let me know so I can give proper credit.

Also the population figures are slightly too low for most countries so I suspect the maps are a few years old.

1. Egypt

Population Concertation of Egypt

  • Orange Area: 104 million people
  • Green Area: 1.7 million people

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Europe According To Ireland

Last Updated: January 7, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Europe According To Ireland

Map created by @atlasmapper

The map above is a humour look at how the Irish view the rest of Europe.

Basically everyone a Great bunch of lads except one group in particular for some unknown reason….

Oh and they are fond of the aul wine, beer and vodka.

What do you think?

Filed Under: Europe

Make The Great Lakes Great Again: A Not So Serious Proposal To Make Them The Greatest Lakes

Last Updated: January 7, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Make The Great Lakes Great Again: A Not So Serious Proposal For The Greatest Lakes

This not so serious map was created in response to President Trump’s plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

But why stop there?

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Filed Under: United States

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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Filed Under: World Maps

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