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We all have geography lessons in school. And while we learn many interesting things about the maps and geography in them, there's always room for improvement. 

So, today, let's look at these interesting maps of Europe that we picked and found online. After all, there's no wrong time to learn something new. And who knows, maybe you'll end up using these facts somewhere (maybe a trivia night?), unlike some things you were taught at school.

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    Annik Perrot
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mer..credi! in France because you start to say Merde! and realize there are kids around ;-))

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is both fascinating and quite scary. The relatively mild climate in the British Isles is, as I understand it, heavily reliant on the Gulf Stream. If that gets messed up because of climate change, we're fűcked!

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    Maps are leading us in nearly every step of our way. They are reachable to everyone - just a few presses and you can see Google or Apple Maps. But that wasn’t always the case. 

    The history of maps can be traced as far back as 5000 years ago. The first-ever maps were used to depict small areas in pictures. And there was no set of rules on how everything should be drawn, which made maps quite inaccurate.

    Later, the map-making art was taken over by the Greeks and Romans. The most notable works of this mapping period were those of Claudius Ptolemaeus. He was a geographer, mathematician, and astronomer, who came up with longitude and latitude lines. And, well, that revolutionized European geographic thinking. 

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    Monstarr the Divisive
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha, jokes on switzerland, the biggest, most popular and most expensive city isn't even the capital.

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Milton Jones: why did I run up to doorbells and ring them, then run away? Just for the buzz...

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    Then, during the middle ages, there wasn’t much progress in the map-making scene. Most of the maps that were produced during this time were of monasteries, which were influenced by religious devotion. They were heavily decorated with angels and imaginary monsters. 

    However, the Islamic world made some progress in the map-making area. The most notable instance is of Al-Idrisi, an Arab scholar who produced numerous world maps and geography books that heavily influenced this scientific field. 

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    Ellinor
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, all French people I know think that Italians and British are the most attractive (mainly because of the accent)

    Hugh Cookson
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in Europe, but in my 30's, I, a balding, reasonably fit, averagely built, fairly intelligent, outgoing and articulate middle class English chap, but not a particularly handsome one, working as a high end Chef at a senior level was given an opportunity to work in the USA (this was the 1980's) as a consultant / advisor / trainer for a consortium of private Clubs / Restaurants / Resorts. It was an eye opener ; lets just say that my 'love life' went from average in the UK to supercharged within the space of a month, so much so that it got to the point that I was actually turning down 'dates' as I was knackered !!! Lots of fun, many, many lovely people met along the way, professionally and personally but it got to a point around 6 months in that I stopped going out as it was exhausting me trying to avoid, if not harassment, attention. Nearly wore my w***y to a stump and made me appreciate the finer and nicer aspects of being in a stable relationship !! Happy days, long ago with many

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Italy and Sweden should go on a date. All the other countries fancy someone who doesn't fancy them. (Turkey fancies Russia? That's disturbing.)

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    11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm Italian and I think that the most attractive men and women in Europe are the French.

    Darius S. (he/him) cis/grey
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the song Mahna Mahna was originally on score of an Italian skin flick about exotic Sweden. (a bunch of women going to sauna and out into the snow . scene is edited to speedy feel while song plays) but..muppets..yeah

    Sara Rizzi
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am Italian and literally no one I know from here ever said a thing about Switzerland’s beautie.

    Dan Flo
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So... Italy is both attractive AND have great taste? 😏

    A. López
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never known a Spaniard that think it. They'd probably say Italian, too

    MamaPumpkin
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh well, Hungarians deeply believe we have the most beautiful women in the world <3

    martymcmatrix
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't believe that there aren't any attractive 🐼 🇬🇧 🐼...

    The Darkest Timeline
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are saying which people Europeans in each country believe are the most attractive; there is no limitation on which country those they find most attractive could be from.

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    Robert T
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Iceland seems to have drifted into the Bay of Biscay! And a lot more people watch rugby than play in the UK - unless you include those who are forced to play it at school.

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    After the Middle Ages, the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg pushed the monasteries out of the dominance of map production. Also, the printing process becoming more available resulted in the growth of major publishing houses. And they produced maps that were accessible to everyone, no matter their financial status.

    Even more, improvements in mapping were brought about by the accessibility of public learning and the thirst for knowledge. Increasingly, maps started having more colors showcasing various aspects of the presented place. 

    Also, in the late 1700s, thematic maps started showing up; for example, those showing the spread of certain illnesses or the extent of a flood.

    Now, the maps on our phones are made by using satellite systems and surveying techniques. With these tools, cartographers can measure everything with precision, which was never achievable before. And due to their precision, maps have become an irreplaceable aspect of nearly everyone’s life. 

    Did you learn something new from these maps? Share your discoveries with us in the comments!

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    Hugh Cookson
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Dear, if this all goes tits up, I'm pretty sure Russia will go down the pan - so then it's goodbye Belarus and Serbia.

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    11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The percentage is higher in the Balkan countries. We just don't declare it.

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    Verena
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The red area in the Netherlands indicates the huge harbours, biggest cities and heavy industry

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    Scotira
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was confused for a second as 7:00-8:00 is usually breakfast time 🙄🙈

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    Zedrapazia
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun short story. Company that outsourced to Switzerland wanted to enforce their policy to have at best 50% black workers, and then got very surprised and confused why this wasn't feasibly possible

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    Hugh Cookson
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For my country, yes ; for the cretins that run my country, no ; those people I'd rather put them in a hole in the ground and just fill it in whilst they're alive. Wars are not started by the people of a country, they are started by upstarts, despots and chancers using those people to fulfill their own deluded ambitions - think Putin and Netenyahu at the moment ; they won't win and people on both sides of their particular countries will suffer because of those two idiots unachievable delusions.

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    Robert T
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on your definition of "speaks". UK schools teach foreign languages (which and whether it was compulsory varies over the years). However, they start late and are not very advanced by the time they finish. I did both French (5 years) and German (2 years) and I speak neither with any fluency.

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's something in the water that makes the average male height in the Netherlands top the other countries....

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When does the point come when it switches, and the parent becomes the one who lives with the child?

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    Cecilie
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Norway I have never once heard of a school closing because of snow! But at kindergarden the smallest children below 3 stay inside if the temperature comes below -10.

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Conservative government that threw the baby out with the bathwater by having such a dumbed down referendum really, really f****d up the future of the UK for at least a generation. I even knew expats living in Spain who voted to leave who thought a deal could be brokered to allow them unlimited access to their properties only to find out that now, under the new 'agreement' they could only go to their European places for a limited time every year and would be penalised if they exceeded their quota ..... The general British public are a thick lot at the best of times, they should never have been given a vote on something as important as leaving Europe and all that that withdrawal entailed (not that the ruling party at the time had a f*****g clue either - bloody inbred toffs with no idea )

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    General information: don't just downvote racist comments but report them. Downvotes don't really have any consequences anymore, but reported comments do.

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you seriously trying to tell me that Moscow is safer than London? Or are we only counting criminal activity and not the authorities?

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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This kind of figures. We watch Polish Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The top prize is 1 million zloty. This is only about £200k (or Euro or USD).

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