A spot in the Gurbantünggüt Desert approximately 320 km (200 mi) north of the city of Ürümqi, in Xinjiang region, China, is (likely) the farthest point in the world from any coast en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of...

Cupcakes. Movies. Vacations. Younger brits are using more americanisms

A timely reminder by Jono Hey of @sketchplanations.bsky.social sketchplanations.com

One flight, two map projections

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The age you peak

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Love a revealing cut-away! (from a London Transport Museum poster by Gavin Dunn)

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Be careful valentines!

Smoking in the USA has reached an historical low. It’s now 11% (vs 45% in the 1950s). For people under 30s, it’s just 6% (vs 35% in the early 2000s)

Why do AI company logos all look like buttholes? Warning: you can't unsee it via velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...

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South America is BIG by @amazingmap

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This feels true... by Instagram user @beckybarnicomics www.instagram.com/p/DFXYUJatjBV

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The freedom to express your sexuality is now legal in 127 countries.

All things must pass... except perhaps Reddit. (by @chartrdaily)

Not sure about "cold shower" but these seem like intuitive fixes... (Creator: unknown)

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The lethal doses of 55 substances...

Fascinating evolution and migration of the word "kitchen" from the latin word "cocina" and all other variants. (by Reddit user: u/LlST- )

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Counter-intuitive but apparently correct. LDN sports an oceanic climate with regular drizzle so it feels more QUALITATIVELY 'rainy'. But other regions suffer more intense bouts of thunderstorms & rainfall esp. which creates more QUANTITY of actual rain water (by Instagram user @loverofgeography)

Australia explained for Americans Creator: unknown

Well that DOGE stuff didn't really work :( via New York Times

The internet has a new favourite number! :) by Reddit user: @sudo_masochist

A fave image from the Information is Beautiful book. Left vs right political spectrum. Still relevant? (nb: this is the ‘world’ version, left = blue) Full size bit.ly/LvRWorld Poster bit.ly/LvRW-Poster USA ver (where left=blue) bit.ly/LvRUSA

Major languages spoken in Toronto (other than English) by neighbourhood by Alex McPhee pronghornmaps.com/toronto/

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Are foreign tourists really avoiding the USA?

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Is AI replacing junior workers and entry level jobs? via @theeconomist

If the whole history of the Earth was squeezed into one day... #dataviz Source: flowingdata.com/2012/10/09/h...

Think there might be some truth in this matrix... (creator: unknown)

The only correct way to divide Europe, apparently (by Reddit user: garis53)

The Strangely Memerising Evolution of the YouTube Progress Bar by Wikipedia user: @Elominius

Consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). WTF UK? (via @Guardian)

The Greek God Family Tree by Korwin Briggs veritablehokum.com

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The 90s band Alignment Chart (creator unknown)

If you're aged 30 or more, then 50% of all human fossil fuel emissions happened during your lifetime

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How the concept of marriage has changed across centuries 💘

Al-Barquq > Albercoc > Aubercot > Apricot

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