A subtle but massive milestone: 200 countries now meet the affordability bar for mobile internet (1 gig of data for no more than 2% of average income). That puts banking, healthcare, education within reach for almost the entire planet.
via @beautifulnews
If the Return of Skywalker happened in 2025, then the Phantom Menace would've been in 1958
(by Reddit user: u/Front-Insurance9577)
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/1po68p0/if_tros_happened_in_2025_then_phantom_menace/
With Russian, Ukrainian and Iranian airspace closed, most flights connecting Europe to Asia now have to route through a tiny passage over Armenia
(by Reddit user: u/drivenbydata)
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A woman's age vs. the age of the men who look best to her vs the same chart for men.
(classic #dataviz of @Okcupid data)
Now this is how you detect whether an election was stolen. Humans choose rounder numbers.
by @TheEconomist
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Dude, bro, buddy, fella
by Quartz @qz
https://qz.com/316906/the-dude-map-how-american-men-refer-to-their-bros
The world's greatest novels, according to 15+ book polls, awards, prizes & lists. How many have you read?
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Beautiful exaggerated elevation art by @cstats1.
interesting - between 34-43% of Americans have not voted in the last 3 US elections
via Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1glxoag/oc_us_presidential_election_results_as_percentage/
Can't stop looking at this 7 way venn
Interactive version
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Every one of the 35 theories for what UFOs/UAPs actually are, mapped in one chart.
The truth is in there. Somewhere.
Maybe.
Climate Crisis update. One chart. Three pathways. Where it’s currently heading.
source: Mira Rojanasakul @rjnskl, New York Times
Apparently this is a poster which hangs on the wall of doctors surgeries in The Netherlands. Data is from 2007. Hopefully the numbers are better now?
via https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/perspective-9a3c2c21-7673-4b13-b3b5-bab5d22bc4d9
Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. % of women globally who can read and write has climbed from 61% in 1976 to 85% today. Huge strides for both sexes. Still not equal - but closer than ever.
via @beautifulnews
Africa travel risk map
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/Africa)
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