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Antarctica There are now five oceans on Earth, proclaims National Geographic David Pescovitz
border markers A Belgian farmer accidentally shrunk the country of France when he moved a stone blocking his tractor Carla Sinclair
happiness This is the happiest country in the world David Pescovitz
City Guesser Can you guess what city is the setting of a random street video? Miss Cellania
lighthouses are nice 5-minute documentary about nuclear-powered Soviet lighthouses Rob Beschizza
bouguer gravitational anomaly The Bouguer gravity anomaly means that gravity is not evenly distributed Thom Dunn
asbestos Town of Asbestos having difficulty landing on a new name David Pescovitz
interesting Topography of U.S. states in ridgeline (Joy Division 'Unknown Pleasures') style Xeni Jardin
refuse New Delhi's garbage mountain Rob Beschizza
place names What to call residents of each US state David Pescovitz
cartography Interactive map of public facial recognition systems in America Cory Doctorow
slavery After 150 years, Runaway Negro Creek finally has a new name David Pescovitz
great migration The story of how Buffalo's oldest, best-established Black neighborhood was literally wiped off the map is a perfect parable about systemic bias — UPDATED Cory Doctorow
gill v whitford "The efficiency gap": understanding the math behind a crucial Supreme Court gerrymandering case Cory Doctorow
geography Geographer makes maps that reveal river networks as veins Mark Frauenfelder
variety How many towns in the world have the same name as yours? Rob Beschizza
STEM Mechanical spinning globe that shows the night/day terminator Cory Doctorow
US History A short animated tour through every state in the US Mark Frauenfelder
demography The world as 100 people Andrea James
cold Photos of daily life in the coldest city on earth Mark Frauenfelder