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The Word for ‘Pineapple’ In Various European Languages

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 1 Comment

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The Word for Pineapple In Various European Languages

Map found on reddit
This map shows how the word “pineapple” is referred to in various European languages.

Most European languages use a word derived from the Old Tupi word “nanas,” (which means excellent fruit) resulting in variations such as “ananas.”

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Nazi War Aims: Grab! Grab! GRAB!!!

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 1 Comment

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Nazi War Aims: Grab! Grab! GRAB!!!

Map comes from the Map House Website
The map above is an allied propaganda map from 1939 and shows how they thought the war would be fought.

Here’s the text from the map:

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Filed Under: History

Most Common Ethnicity of White Americans by County

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Most Common Ethnicity of White Americans by County

Map created by reddit user Mission-Guidance4782
The map above shows the most common self-reported ethnicity of White Americans in the 2020 US census. The ethnic groups are:

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Filed Under: United States, Africa

Who Did Better Against Trump: Clinton Or Harris?

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Who Did Better Against Trump: Clinton Or Harris?

The map above shows who had a better vote margin against Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris.

This includes states they both each won and lost.

And confusingly it somewhat contradicts yesterday’s map Where did Hillary Clinton Outperform Kamala Harris and Vice Versa?.

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Filed Under: United States

Where did Hillary Clinton Outperform Kamala Harris and Vice Versa?

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Where did Hillary Clinton Outperform Kamala Harris and Vice Versa

The map above shows where Hillary Clinton did relatively better than Kamala Harris and vice versa based on the relative share of each’s states popular vote.

States where Harris got at least 5 percentage points more of the popular vote than Clinton are coloured dark blue (5 states, NE-1, NE-2 and ME-1).

States where Clinton got at least 5 percentage points more of the popular vote than Harris are coloured dark red (none).

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Filed Under: United States

Maps Showing Beer, Wine Or Spirits: Most Popular Alcoholic Drink By European Country

Last Updated: November 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Most Popular Alcoholic Drink By European Country

Map created by Landgeist
The map above shows the preferred alcohol beverage choice by European country based on the recorded consumption of alcohol (in litres of pure alcohol) per drink per capita (15+ years) from the WHO.

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Filed Under: Europe

Proposed Map Of The US Shrinking The Number of States From 50 to 38

Last Updated: February 25, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Proposed 38 States with state names and boundaries

In 1973, American geographer George Etzel Pearcy proposed a significant reorganization of the United States’ state boundaries, aiming to reduce the number of states from 50 to 38.

His plan sought to address issues arising from outdated borders that no longer reflected the nation’s demographic and economic realities.

Key Aspects of Pearcy’s Proposal:

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Filed Under: United States

Fertility Rate Decline By State From 2005 to 2022

Last Updated: November 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Fertility Rate Decline By State From 2005 to 2022

Map crated by USAFacts

The map above shows that fertility rates (the number of children and woman can expect to have in her lifetime) have declined in all US states between 2005 and 2022.

From a tiny 0.3% decline in Louisiana to a massive 33.9% decline in Utah.

Here is the full data set (from biggest to smallest decline)

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The Sahara Desert Today Vs 8,000 Years Ago

Last Updated: November 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Sahara Desert Today Vs 8000 Years Ago

Map mashup created by reddit user imonebear
The maps above show what the Sahara Desert looks like today compared to what it may have looked like 8,000 years ago. The bottom map is titled “Ancient Lakes of the Sahara” and was created by Carl Churchill.

You can get a better look below:

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Filed Under: History

Question Mark ? Symbol Used in Europe

Last Updated: January 29, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Question Mark ? Symbol Used in Europe

Map created by languages.eu
The map above shows which European countries which symbol for the question mark?

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Filed Under: Europe

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