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literal map of europe by chinese name
US rivers
most common surnames in europe
internet usage based on time of day
world vegetation map
frequency of lightning strikes
area codes in which ludracris claims to have hoes
average age at first sexual enounter
bribery
coffee consumption
drink popularity
drought risk
earthquakes
evolution of the earth's sconomic center of gravity
world flag map
highest paid US public employees by state
alcohol consumption
countries with mcdonald's
imperial vs metric system
pangaea with current international borders
rivers that feed into the mississippi river
writing systems
where google street view is available
time zones in antarctica
US overlaid on the moon
"upside down" world
number of researchers per million inhabitants by country
paid maternity leave
world population split into equal sections of 1 billion
where pirates rule the seas
the longest straight line you can sail on earth
world population by latitude & by longitude
the only countries britain has not invaded
population concentration
there are moe people living inside the curcle than outside of it
10 busiest air travel routes
where 2% of australia lives
where rubber ducks made landfall after being dumped in the pacific ocean
driving orientation
oil import & export flow
LordOfSarcasm
Right so Smith is Scotlands most popular name?, fuck off laddie!
Moliere
So Scandinavia: They´ve mastered the potent combination of sex, coffee and science! Kudos!
IHaveAbsolutelyNoIdeaWhatIsGoingOnRightNow
In Soviet Russia, Chinese name is completely normal.
ohgodhescominginthebackdoorsavethechildren
Brazil is not having nearly as much sex as I expected.
imablowfish
That internet usage gif is pretty awesome. Use in EU and Asia is much more dense than US.
alskdjfh10293847
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/
qkdkovu
Joke's on you... the Chinese names are phonetic.
qkdkovu
Uh, except for Iceland, that shit be cray
qussow
The countries Britain hasn't invaded. 'Nough said.
AcadianBacon
TIL the internet is practically non-existent in Canada. Then what the hell am I using all day long!? D:
drew2057
My God, look at India's internet usage before noon... what are they doing?! Please don't tell me tech support
FuckItWeGotCake
TIL India uses the shit out of the internet.
BenKanter
I think the Chinese are grossly misinformed about the number of orchids in Europe.
karmakarmakamelion
I think they just like orchid for western names, my sisters Chinese name translates to "Thunder Orchid" which is eerily accurate.
HiggsBosonorGSpot
Wish I grew up in Scandinavia...may have made high school more fun...had to wait for college...sighs...
majgun
The long, cold, dark winters make us want to cuddle more haha
noah68
TIL: I should move to Iceland.
HaveYouAcceptedPeterCapaldiAsYourNewTimelordAndSavior
the chinese just made the names of countries to sound like them. like england is ying-guo and italy is yi-da-li
marstonj
Favorited!
thefeev
As a geographer: Favorited too! ...though some could have better legends.
marstonj
And definitely more ZOOM...
tumlingen
Im currently writing my dissertation on Greenlandic people in Denmark. And the giant Danish flag made me happy (although it shoudlnt)
Juuks
Maan.. my country is slutty :-(
StrangeSavant
Why is this bad?
Juuks
(Denmark)
Colhones
The most common surname in Portugal is so not "Almeida". It's "Silva" not that anyone cares.
woozle
"West Class Tooth"
Cliquot
I lost it when I saw "the only countries Britain has not invaded".
FANNYTASTIC
Made me feel proud. 'RITAIN.
karolinajpietka
I was surprised to see Poland as one that got invaded. I wonder what their definition of "invasion" was.
TheWulfrunian
average age at first sexual encounter. That settles it, I am moving to Scandanavia.
ToasterInferno
On the McDonalds map, you can clearly see that Iceland is blue, so no McDonalds. Yet, a McDonalds burger on Iceland costs $ 5.21
eitherwayletspeeonit
I also noticed that Indonesia both has and does not have McDonalds. Very interesting.
dudelsack
We used to have it, haven't had it since 2009, ironically it was too expensive because of the financial crisis.
SoIgotthatgoinformewhichisnice
'Love your Orchid' I will China, Ill love the shit out of it.
mastajdog
How is that line possibly straight?
WeAreAllStoriesInTheEnd
Pretty sure they mean unbroken, not straight
supermooi
yes it is. As in; you never make a curve in the horizontal plain.
DoubARon
Because the Earth is round.
sceh1337
if you glued that map onto a globe, you'd see it's perfectly straight
Hackworth
Because of the map projection - http://xkcd.com/977/
Starjammer
That answered nothing
jrau18
It did, but in probably the most obtuse way. The line is straight depending on the kind of map you put it on. That's the wrong map.
SlippySlappy
I think it's more accurate to say "longest continuous line", as in sailing distance without hitting landmass
Kilonum
Great circle route, it looks straight on a globe.
scrambledEgg
A great circle route wouldn't imply the change in direction under south america, etc. This wouldn't look straight on a globe.
Hardun
Braveland. I like that.
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iamireland
*trying not to say something dirty*
justletmesignupalready
England = Braveland. Scotland = Braverland. ;)
TheFlyingHellfish
Sent this to a friend in Taiwan, he verified the France is indeed "Law Land". America is "Beautiful Land".
AirportGroundStaff
Glad to see, that we're seen as the Moral-Land.
MadJackMcJack
Except when it comes to Very Lucky Soldiers. We're not messing with them!
JamesDigby
yeah, who knew?
iloveyousushi
I don't speak Chinese but took some classes. Does it have something to do with the fact the the word "ying" happens to sound like "Eng"?
iamireland
Probably.
JupiterWhistles
Bravo.
TheFourthPhalange
Not sure what's going on with "Rub Accept Brother" though...
MrBurd
I like how they say Russia. Russia.
JamesDigby
You don't fuck with Russia.
ThrillhouseOcO
So a common name in Iceland would be John Patronymicnames?
scrambledEgg
It means you would take some variation of your father's first name as your last name. Russians do this with their middle names.
ThrillhouseOcO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke
johanevj
No, silly, John is farily uncommon in Iceland.
trolwerine
As a Finnish person: Maybe our coffee consumption has something to do with the first sex age? Drink coffee, get laid!
capillano
yes i would love to see some correlation/scatterplots!
trolwerine
or maybe it's the amount of researchers! Surely alcohol cannot have any effect.
IlIIllIIl
I'd like to see a first "first unit of alcohol consumed" chart... for reference.
tentsie
Oo, as a fellow Finn I like your username<3
Footler
I love coffee and heavy metal and I always felt like I belonged in one of those wonderful countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway).
Wooooooooooooooooot
As a Finnish person, would guess it has something to do with the alcohol consumption.
salriella
I still don't believe none of us would get laid that early in Finland. And how on earth are we Orchid Fragrance?
sumowoman
I don't even know what orchid fragrance is, man...
ImNotReAlLyCrAzY
I'm calling bullshit on the first sexual encounter map. With the explanation that child marriage is an issue still.....
Vanesh
Irrelevant. Even if I could, I wouldn't have married my first love. Or it wouldn't have ended well. You have sex for sex, not marriage.
swedishsquish
It's not irrelevant in countries where young girls (11,12 etc) are raped when they get married.
Vanesh
And the countries which allow it don't have any data in the map, so you call bullshit on "no data" ? (India does it in the countryside tho)
peanutbutterjellywithabaseballbat
I know several 16 17+ year olds that have sex on a regular basis .. they aren't married...