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Nationality Related Idioms In Bulgarian

Last Updated: September 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Nationality Related Idioms In Bulgarian

Map created by Amazing__maps
I love this map, who knew the Bulgarian “Leaving the English Way” was the equivalent to the English, “Irish Goodbye.” Here are the rest of them:

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Filed Under: Europe

How To Say “Peace” In Different European Languages

Last Updated: September 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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How To Say Peace In Different European languages

Map created by amazing__maps
The map above shows how you say peace in various European languages the English Peace to French Paix to the Russian Mir and Scandinavian Fred.

Here’s the full list:

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Filed Under: Europe

Black Population Share By US County in 1900 & 2020 Map

Last Updated: September 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Black Population Share By US Country in 1900 & 2020

Map created by Tweedle
The two maps above show the share of Black Americans (African Americans) by county in 1900 and again in 2020.

Remarkably, the share of Black Americans has stayed relatively constant 11.6% in 1900 growing to 12.4% in 2020.

Although in absolute numbers they’ve grown considerably along with the rest of the United States.

Here’s a super brief history up to 1900:

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Filed Under: United States

Number Of National Referendums Held In Each European Country’s History

Last Updated: September 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Number Of National Referendums Held In Each European Country's History

Map found on reddit
The map above shows how many national referendums have been held in each European country’s history. I believe it excludes regional ones (e.g. Scotland’s 2014 Indyref).

The data comes from this page on Wikipedia, so may be missing some.

Here’s the number by country:

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Filed Under: Europe

Lighthouse Maps Of France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal & Many Other Countries

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 4 Comments

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Lighthouses of France

The lighthouse maps here of various countries around the world are all the brainchild of researchremora on Instagram aka terence on twitter.

I previously featured his Map of Great Britain & Ireland here.

But I wanted to share the rest as they are really brilliant. Also be sure to give them a follow.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map Of The Roads Of The Roman Empire in 200AD

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The Roads Of The Roman Empire in 200AD

Map created by @researchremora
The map above shows the major roads of the Roman Empire around the year 200 AD. More on Roman roads below:

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Filed Under: History

KFC vs. Chick-fil-A Restaurants By US County

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

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KFC vs. Chick-fil-A Restaurants By US County

Map created by Maptitude
The map above shows where you’re more likely to find a KFC or Chick-fil-A restaurant in the United States.

Here is a comparison of the two chains:

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Filed Under: United States

4 Countries Divided By The Cold War

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Countries Divided By The Cold War

The graphic above shows the maps of 4 countries divided by the Cold War. Two (Germany and Vietnam) have reunified and two (North & South Korea and Romania & Moldova) remain divided.

Here are some facts about each of them:

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Filed Under: History

The Biggest Postcode in Australia (& The World?)

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 1 Comment

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Map of the The Biggest Postcode in Australia and The World

Map created by trippereneur

The map above shows the 0872 postcode in Australia which is the largest in the country and by extension the world.

As the map author states:
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Filed Under: Australia

Does Your State Have More Chinese or Indian Americans?

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 1 Comment

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Does Your State Have More Chinese or Indian Americans?

Map created by epicap232

The map above shows which states have more Americans from Chinese backgrounds or Indian (from India) backgrounds. The author notes Delaware should be orange and DC should be Red.

In total in the United States there are:

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Filed Under: United States

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