[Source on UK ceding the islands to Mauritius](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o) [Wikipedia article on Chagos Archipelago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago) Another map displaying the main islands zoomed in. 
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cal≠kcal
1 gallon gasoline contains 31 million small calories, while the human caloric requirements are given in large calories. 1000 small calories = 1 large calorie. So the calculations are off by a factor of 1000. The confusion stems from the fact that both are commonly referred to as "calories", for some stupid reason.
So in reality you would have to drink another gallon in just 2-3 weeks.
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Just to be clear, the story about the couch does not appear to be true: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
[Source](https://www.statista.com/chart/29359/official-targets-phase-out-sale-gasoline-cars/)
[Source](https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/4/267/2018/)
[Source](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nglegege1o)
[Source](https://www.onem.be/index.php/file/cc73d96153bbd5448a56f19d925d05b1379c7f21/8dd5dc73a30d7c777802d00deaed2441bb4f9d98/21-01-2022_repartition_geographique_du_chomage_fr.pdf) In the map it can be clearly seen that the unemployment is higher in Wallonia than in Flanders. This is largely due to the fact that Wallonia has historically relied on its heavy industry, such as steel and coal, which has moved abroad the last decades. In fact, the [Sambre and Meuse valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillon_industriel) which was the industrial heartland in Belgium thanks to its coal resources, can be clearly seen on the map. It is also interesting to see how the distribution of unemployment has changed throughout the years, as seen on these maps: 
[Source](https://www.politico.eu/)
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TL;DR Far-right on the rise more or less everywhere based on the estimates, green parties on the decline. Let's just hope it will not get too dire consequences in the five years to come.
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I found this map of dominant tree species in Germany while investigating it:
https://atlas.thuenen.de/layers/geonode:Dominant_Species_Class
Indeed, there is are significant difference between the maps. Perhaps most notably in Baden-Würtemberg where there seems to be a lot of fir. But I also think there is a a clear correlation between the maps. I also find it interesting to see the correlation between the suitable habitat for oakwood and the absence of forests.
[Source](https://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/past-activities/tree-species-and-forest-habitat-suitability/) More info about the map and the forest types [here](https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/technical_report_2006_9). The forest types are described in chapter 6. The map does not necessarily show what kind of forest actually grows in different places, if any, but rather which forest type you could expect to find there naturally, if it would be forest. But it probably matches reasonably well with what actual forests look like, although most of Europe is of course not covered by forests. Here's a map over forest cover in Europe:  [Source on that one](https://efi.int/knowledge/maps/forest)
[Source](https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/npe/)
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The graphical abstract is even better than the title:
Map is a bit confusing since it has no data for Russia and Belarus, but there are wolves there. Here is another map with population numbers as well:  [Source](https://rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-in-action/wildlife-comeback/wolf/) Also, pretty infographic about wolves from the same source:  
[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine)
[Source](https://landgeist.com/2024/04/02/youth-unemployment-in-europe/)
[Source](https://www.statista.com/chart/30483/agriculture-sector-as-share-of-gdp-in-european-countries/)
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Still got nothing on this guy that made a ride that takes like 3*10^78^ years to finish
English translation with Google translate:  Hopefully the Spanish did not bother you too much. I was too lazy to do a proper translation, and could not make a post with a map featuring the country "Theory" as the main image. [Source](https://www.descifrandolaguerra.es/mapa-de-las-bases-militares-extranjeras-en-yibuti/)
[Source and more data](https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/cp_data_news/no-clean-air-in-sight-europes-worst-affected-cities/)
[Source](https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/topex/index.html) [More info about principal lunar semi-diurnal constituent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide#Principal_lunar_semi-diurnal_constituent). Basically it is the tide that the Moon causes twice everyday. The tide can be larger or smaller due to other factors, e.g. varying distance between Moon and Earth, or when the Sun creates spring or neap tide.
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Cool map! I spent quite some time looking at the many details. Also interesting to see that the Chinese were so aware of world geography at the time, even if it was thanks to exchanges with Europeans.
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Cool! I had never heard about this theory for explaining color blindness.
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You think so? My impression of the Netherlands is that the staple food is fries with mayonnaise, maybe with some broodje kroket in between. In general the diet consists of a lot of butter, white bread and sugar. To me it does not seemt surprising at all that they eat least vegetables in Europe.
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It has often been noticed that differences along the historical borders exist in Poland. See for example this article.
Here's another article discussing the differences, and interestingly claims that the difference between the election result in former Prussian and Russian parts of Poland is likely due to other factors.
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It's a subspecies of brown bear.
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Thanks for pointing that out. You're right. I messed up with the title. What i intended to say was that the scale was relative. But the title is corrected now.
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I like how the guy on the left just keeps smiling when he sees the taller ants and the tin of glue, knowing that in the end, his bread will guarantee him victory.
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