Ever thought about viewing the world differently..? This thread on cool maps is here to blow your mind
1. All roads lead to Rome
2. An Interesting Fact About Russia and USA
3. Australia's Population Density
4. How close South Korea came to losing the war
5. Topography of USA
6. The real size of Africa
7. It's super long
8. light blue is a map as we know it and dark blue is the actual size of each country
9. Neitokainen is a body of water in Finland, which is shaped like Finland
10. Interactive Topography Sandbox
11. Europe in 1444
12. What pedestrans look like across Europe
13. An image of GPS tracking of multiple wolves in six different packs around Voyageurs National Park shows how much the wolf packs avoid each other's range.
14. South America elevation tile map
15. Places where birthright Citizenship is based on land and places where it is based on blood
16. Italian Pasta Map
17. Pangea, the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago, shown with the borders of modern countries.
18. Brazil's northernmost point is closer to every country in the Americas than to Brazil's southernmost point
19. Which countries have capybaras
20. Population Density of Africa
21. Is there a reason why this group of countries end their names with “stan”?
22. In which state you can find the highest percentage of people with ancestry from every European country
23. A map of the world but it’s just the time zones.
24. The true size of New Guinea
25. Every dot is a football (soccer) pitch
26. The oldest universities in continuous operation
27. Japan is farther east, west, north and south than Korea
28. World map according to Google Street View
29. States with a smaller population than Los Angeles County
30. These three regions make up 50% of world GDP
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The world's most surreal trains and beautiful train rides 🧵
1. The Mauritanian iron ore train, renowned as one of the planet's longest and heaviest, stretches up to 3 km, travels about 704 km, and has 200-300 carriages, each weighing up to 84 tons.
2. Beautiful train ride, Royal Gorge in Colorado
3. In November, trains traveling from Ichihara to Ninose stations in Kyoto will slow down, allowing passengers to admire the breathtaking autumn foliage. With the onboard lights turned off, the natural beauty of the landscape is even more stunning.
The world's most surreal trains and beautiful train rides 🧵
1. The Mauritanian iron ore train, renowned as one of the planet's longest and heaviest, stretches up to 3 km, travels about 704 km, and has 200-300 carriages, each weighing up to 84 tons.
2. In November, trains traveling from Ichihara to Ninose stations in Kyoto will slow down, allowing passengers to admire the breathtaking autumn foliage. With the onboard lights turned off, the natural beauty of the landscape is even more stunning.
People Who Did Thanksgiving Right - A Wholesome Thread 🧵
1. This is 'Brutus' a 800lb grizzly bear who sat down for Thanksgiving dinner every year with the Anderson family in Montana. Brutus was adopted by naturalist Casey Anderson as a newborn cub.
2. I Love How Proud He Is Of His Creation
3. After The Pandemic Hit, I Started A New Tradition Of Making A Full Meal And Then Delivering To Friends And Family Who Can’t Cook, Don’t Want To, Or Have To Work. This Is Year 3
1. Grandma who texted wrong person for Thanksgiving in 2016, invites him back for dinner every year
2. For 40 years, Adele cooked thanksgiving dinner for troopers at the Hampton Bays/Riverhead barracks. Sitting by her window wearing her tiara for her 91st birthday, Adele was overwhelmed to see that they all showed up for her to celebrate.
3. This is 'Brutus' a 800lb grizzly bear who sat down for Thanksgiving dinner every year with the Anderson family in Montana. Brutus was adopted by naturalist Casey Anderson as a newborn cub.