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#2

Friendly Reminder Of How Ridiculously Big The Pacific Ocean Is

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68points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago

I think you will find that is the Specific Ocean.

36points

#3

Map Of Armenian Genocide And Deportation From The Ottoman Empire. It Started 109 Years Ago Today

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62points

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Poppy 5 months ago

I didn't even know this was a thing, going to google to educate myself some more.

29points

Bored Panda got in touch with Richard Layman, a urban/commercial district revitalization and transportation advocate and consultant in Washington, DC to learn more about city planning and the data needed to make good decisions. First and foremost, we wanted to hear some common misconceptions he has encountered as part of this role.

“People often don't understand the difference between capital and operating funding. The solution to homelessness is actually simple. Build more housing and provide support services as needed. What the problem is is coming up with the money. E.g. Salt Lake County needs at least 2 billion to build what is required and 150 million per year for services, for 5,000 people. But the population is not static, demand will only grow. Plus that people don't want housing for severely needy people to be located nearby.”

#4

Climate Of Australia Compared To The World

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49points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

Why are most of these comparisons to american states?

16points

#5

People’s Common Reaction When You Start Speaking Their Language

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48points

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Eastendbird 5 months ago

I think I've told this story before but a friend of mine sent a love letter to her French boyfriend, in French, and he sent it back to her with the grammar corrected. So that tracks with the French reaction...

55points

#6

Earthquake Risk In Europe

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42points

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Chriss21 5 months ago

Cyprus looking like a tiny rainbow

27points

He also had some suggestions for urban development advocates. “When advocating, don't use examples from Europe or Portland/far away states. The elected have a hard time with that. Use best practice examples closer to home. Relatedly, while every place is unique, few are so exceptional that they can't be compared to and learn from other places.”

#7

Percentage Of Children Born Out Of A Registered Marriage

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40points

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Julie S 5 months ago

Not to keen on the babies outside marriage in Türkiye then.

22points

Colt Winkler 5 months ago

wellllll there may be some rules regarding this with muslims

13points

Gossameringue 5 months ago

The less restrictive the religion, the more accepting and progressive the populace.

5points

Guess Undheit 5 months ago

It's not all religion. In some countries "marital rape" isn't considered a crime. [ https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/eur460562005en.pdf ] Quote: "With no specific law on violence against women in the family, marital rape is not recognized as a specific crime under Russian law. Articles 131 to 133 of the Russian Criminal Code criminalize rape or sexual abuse. The relationship between victim and perpetrator is not mentioned, so charges can theoretically be brought under these articles in cases of marital rape. But Amnesty International has not been able to find cases where rape in a marriage or close relationship had been prosecuted."

0points

Adrian 5 months ago

Why is thing a thing? Why do religious idiots get to control this?

2points

That Goth Demon (zey/zem) 5 months ago

I guess in older time it would be to make sure that everyone got along and was happy with having the kids and that no-one would leave because when religious scriptures and the like were invented the whole family would have to depend on each other to survive but as the world has progressed it slowly lost that meaning

3points

axle f 5 months ago

...hrm. bible, koran. influence much, culturally?

1point

Mary Kelly 5 months ago

note it says born, not conceived..so, turkey and greece may have just as many conceived out of wedlock...

0points

Guess Undheit 5 months ago

Those under 30% aren't just catholic fanatics or muslim fanatics. Many of them in Eastern Europe have laws allowing males to beat (or in some places rape) women they are married to, and refuse to prosecute those crimes.

0points

Timbob 5 months ago

“A whole lot of formication goin on” !

0points

Forrest McCanless 5 months ago

Poor kids!

-3points

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Esme Weatherwax 5 months ago

And feckin proud of it!

4points

#8

Brazil Overlaid Onto Europe

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37points

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Corvus 5 months ago

Did you know: Brazil is so big that it can fit the entirety of Brazil within itself :D

39points

#9

Average Speed Of Trains In Europe

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37points

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Ace 5 months ago

Pretty sure this is solely based on schedules and does not reflect reality in some countries.

16points

“I argue that the point of planning and zoning is to improve quality of life. When it doesn't do that routinely it's an indicator that the processes are flawed. And, developers are the leads, not planners. Plans shape what can be done, but only with vision. And elected officials listen to developers a lot more than planners.”

#10

U.S. Counties Where The African American Population Is 25% Or More

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35points

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Corvus 5 months ago

The areas where the plantations used to be... (sigh)

29points

#11

How Safe Do People Feel To Walk Alone At Night In Europe (2024)

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33points

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PFD 5 months ago

It's really important with this dataset to recognise it is purely about *feelings* not *actual risk*. I've seen so many headlines about how this country or that is sliding down the safety league table etc and when I've followed up on the data, the crime rates rarely track the perceptions. Much more to do with political and media narratives, esp around immigration.

66points

#12

Countries With Most Unesco World Heritage Sites 🏰

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31points

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Tom Brown 5 months ago

Greece?

13points

“The land use bar has a lot of power. Plans are usually based on past conditions so they build for yesterday when today and tomorrow have different demands. Most zoning is use based, and "matter of right" meaning as long as it meets minimum requirements it has to be approved. Lots of crap is approved and built. And not coordinated with other nearby build out opportunities. Losing the opportunity for multiplicative benefits.”

#13

Which Countries Have Been Female LED?

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31points

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PFD 5 months ago

UK is including Liz Truss, which seems a bit of a technicality

28points

#14

How Many Years An Area Has Been Rules By The Roman Empire

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29points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago

What did the Romans ever do for us?

29points

#15

Home Ownership In European Countries (2022)

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29points

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Crouching hippo hidden panda 5 months ago

I’m not sure how recent this data is, it certainly isn’t this high for Gen-z. It would be interesting to see the generational statistics

1point

City planners spend a lot of time looking at maps, but we wanted to hear, in his words, what are the things they aim to accomplish. “Stephen Semes writes about the importance of "the architecture of the ensemble." Our planning and zoning processes aren't designed to produce or maintain "nice” places.”

#16

First World War Casualties Mapped

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27points

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BTDubs 5 months ago

What was WW1 even about? As far as I can see, it was a feud between some royal cousins that got ugly...

7points

#17

If 100 People Lived In The Eu, Where Would They Live?

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26points

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amy harvey 5 months ago

I'd be that one person in ireland

13points

#18

Crazy To Think How Popular European Cities Are

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25points

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Auntriarch 5 months ago

Vienna would have been 18,000,002, if my parents hadn't been ill

30points

“This is true for both residential and commercial areas. Developers only have to care about their lot. Not connecting to and strengthening the broader district,” he shared. If you want to see more of his work, you can explore Richard’s blog where he writes about his thoughts and experiences.

#19

Gay Travel Index 2024

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25points

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Jrog 5 months ago

The red dot on Vatican City is ridiculous. Sure, they have religious issues with that but there is no actual risk for travelers. Con the contrary, China, Japan and India should have been much further on the purple side.

19points

#20

Witch Hunt Victims

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24points

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WindySwede 5 months ago

Horrendous!

12points

#21

The Average Temperature Of The Coldest Month In Each European Capital City

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23points

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Nika the Great 5 months ago

Russia’s cold amazes us once more!

4points

#22

When/Where Can You Legally Drink In India?

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22points

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Nimitz 5 months ago

But it seems like everything is going so well in India. They have Modi suppressing elections, religious extremism getting out of control, the resurgence of sexism and homophobia, and supporting Putin/Trump/North Korea. Everything's going so well there...

2points

#23

Number Of Referendums Held In Each Country's History

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22points

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Jrog 5 months ago (edited)

Switzerland uses a lot the referendum system, even for ordinary things; it's a very direct form of decision, and parties are not so much ideologically divisive as in other places. Italy also requires them for changes that have an effect on the constitution or that are culturally sensitive.

20points

#24

A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork

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22points

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Chewie Baron 5 months ago

Albania: Holy Mary holding Baby Jesus in her right arm, Andorra: Apse fresco of Sant Miquel d'Engolasters church, Austria: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, Belarus: The Fiddler by Marc Chagal, lBelgium: The Son of Man by René Magritte, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mountain landscape by Karlo Mijić, Bulgaria: Rachenitsa Dance by Ivan Mrkvička, Croatia: Roman Woman Playing A Lute by Vjekoslav Karas, Cyprus: Couple by Stelois Votsis, Czech Republic: The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva, Denmark: The Little Mermaid, Estonia: Half Nude in Striped Skirt by Adamson-Eric, Finland: The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg, France: Sunrise by Claude Monet, Germany: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich, Greece: Venus de Milo, Hungary: The Old Fisherman by Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, Iceland: Thingvellir by Thorarinn B. Thorlaksson, Ireland: Three Studies of Lucian Freud by Francis BaconI, taly: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Latvia: After Church by Janis Rozentāls,

41points

#25

One Party States

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22points

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David Fox 5 months ago

The Judean Peoples Front!

28points

#26

Top Countries With Most Gold Reserves

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20points

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David Paterson 5 months ago

These are government gold reserves. Not mineral reserves.

16points

#27

Countries That Have Similar Gdps To Each Region Of Germany (2022)

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18points

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Jess Smith 5 months ago

I bet I could trace East vs West Germany from those regions...not perfectly of course but it could be a decent map.

2points

#28

Eurovision - "Who Gave Us The Most Points In The Last 20 Years?"

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18points

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Hagebumi 5 months ago

There is one Thing to think about: IT is the European Song Co test. So what is Austrslia ding there ? The answer: They are such huge Fans of that contest, that they are allowed to participate.

10points