Interesting maps

"The Big Map of Who Lived When" plots the lifespans of historical figures — from Eminem all the way back to Genghis Khan.

WILL THE DETECTIVE INVESTIGATING YOUR MURDER BE SAD? SAD & COLD SAD & WET SAD & DRUNK SEXY

A Map Of Every City by @instachaaz

LGBT acceptance in Europe has undergone a significant transformation over the years, resulting in a diverse landscape of attitudes, legal protections, and social dynamics. While general trends reflect a higher level of acceptance compared to some other regions, the degree of progress varies widely across countries.

In 2021, we live in a time of relative peace, however, as this map reveals, that does not mean there are no conflicts in the world today.

The Gregorian calendar is the most widespread civil calendar and de facto global standard nowadays. 168 of the world's nations use the Gregorian calendar as their only calendar.

Eight Minimalist Maps via reddit

We asked people in BuzzFeed's U.K. office to tell us what stereotypes they had of every state in the U.S.A. Here are their responses. We're so terribly sorry, America.

Since the last time we wrote about Terrible Maps, a project that is dedicated to sharing maps no one asked for or needs, they've kept themselves rather busy. So it's only natural we created a follow-up article about the cartographers who are so bad, they're actually good. After all, what is the Internet for if not to poke fun at politics and our geographical illiteracy?

These maps will change your understanding of our planet.

Maps are cool. These maps, however, are even cooler because they're not just about topography.

Offend your way around the British Isles.

Maps, you have to love them! As a kid in the pre-internet age, I spent many an hour poring over my precious atlas, memorizing countries, their capital cities, rivers, mountain ranges, flags...Dreaming of visiting them all, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

1. It was a popular belief that medieval mapmakers inscribed the phrase "Here Be Dragons" on maps showing unknown regions of the world. Unfortunately, however, it appears that, apart from an inscription on a single, 16th-century globe, this claim is unfounded. #map #travel #living #world #adventure #ancient #history

Here are maps of America's most expensive ZIP codes, popular burger chains, and much more...