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The Brilliant Submarine Cable Map

Last Updated: December 10, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Brilliant Submarine Cable Map

Source submarinecablemap.com
The Submarine Cable Map is an interactive map created by TeleGeography that illustrates the global network of undersea communication cables and their landing stations.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map of The Entire Anglo-Zanzibar War, The Shortest War In History

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Map of The Entire Anglo-Zanzibar War, The Shortest War In History

Map found on Wikimedia
The map above shows the location of naval forces on the outbreak of the Anglo-Zanzibar War at 9.00am August 27th 1896. The war is famous for being the shortest war in history, lasting between 38 and 45 minutes.

Details of the Map:

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Filed Under: Africa

What Do You Call Someone From Each US State?

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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What Do You Call Someone From Each US State?

Map created by HMElza

The map above shows what you call someone from each US state, what is known as Demonym. It also color codes them based on if it ends in (a)n, (e)r, ian, or ite.

The names come from the U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual, but are not always the only ones used.

Here’s a full list below along with some alternatives (some of which are quite old):

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Filed Under: United States

The 6 Families That Control The 7 Emirates Of The UAE

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The 6 Families That Control The 7 Emirates Of The UAE

Map created by generic_maps
The map above shows the 6 families that control the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 constituent Emirates. Here’s a bit more about each family and Emirate:

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Filed Under: Middle East

Obesity Rates: US States vs European Countries

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 1 Comment

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obesity rate usa europe 2024

The map above compares obesity rates in US states with those in European countries.

The map is on the latest 2024 data for US states from World Population Review here and European countries from World Health Organisation (WHO) data here.

Here are the full 2024 numbers:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Animated Timelapse of The London Underground

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The animated map above shows timelapse of London Underground services.

It was created by Brian Greenlees using Adobe Animate.

You can also see his New York City MTA Subway Services one here.

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Animation Showing Peak-Hour New York City MTA Subway Services

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The animated map above shows peak-hour New York City MTA Subway Services based on scheduled services.

It was created by Brian Greenlees using Adobe Animate.

Also see the Animated Timelapse of The London Underground

The New York City Subway operates 24/7, with train frequencies varying by line, time of day, and day of the week.

Here’s a general overview of train frequencies for each line:

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Filed Under: Transport

Most Consumed Type of Meat (Including Fish & Seafood) By European Country

Last Updated: January 13, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Most Consumed Type of Meat (Including Fish & Seafood) By European Country

Map created by @geo.facts_
The map above shows the most consumed type of meat, including fish and seafood, in each Europe country.

You can find the full list below but here are the top and bottom for each type:

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Filed Under: Europe

American Deaths In Vietnam Per State Total & Per Capita

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 1 Comment

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vietnam dead

Map created by @vinemapper
The map above shows both the total number of Americans from each state who died during the Vietnam War and also the numbers who died per capita based on the 1970 US census.

The total number of deaths are written on each state and the background colour shows the number of deaths per 100,000 people.

The data comes from The American War Library. Which you can see below:

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Filed Under: United States

Watch The Entire 13-Year Syrian Civil War In Just 60 Seconds

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The video above shows a very brief timelapse of the Syrian Civil war from 2011 until 2024.

Here’s what each of the colours mean:

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Filed Under: War

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