Map of the Day: The Great Turkish War
While not particularly well know today, the Great Turkish War was a critical turning point in Western history and marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe
Map of the Day: Visualizing Meteor Showers
We are currently in the midst of the biggest meteor shower of the year
The Leading Causes of Population Change in Every Region of Europe
There is not a single region within Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, or Portugal where the population is growing primary as a result of births
The World’s Most Spoken Languages
With nearly 1.2 billion native speakers, ‘Chinese’ is by far the most common first language in the world
Major Market Cap Milestones in US History
Every major milestone in US market-cap history since 1781
Taps Coogan: The US Is the Lowest Taxed Large Developed Economy in the World
The US tax burden as a percent of GDP increased by just 0.06% between 1990 and 2016
Map of the Day: The History of South Asia
The Indian subcontinent has been home to a string of large empires and civilizations including: the Nanda Empire, Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, and the Mughal Empire
Image of the Day: Watcher
‘Watcher’ by Pawel Kucynski
The Widely Divergent Life Expectancy in Every County in the US
The life expectancy in Oglala Lakota County, as well as many other counties in the US, is lower than throughout much of the third world and lower than in countries like Iraq, Nepal, and North Korea.
Map of the Day: Every Earthquake in the World
Every earthquake in the world from January 1st, 2001 to December 21st, 2015