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Europe’s Non-Abrahamic Religions Mapped

Christianity has shaped Europe’s religious landscape for well over a thousand years, and it still does. The Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox branches between them cover the majority of the continent.


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Most Countries Can No Longer Replace Their Own Populations

For most of human existence, high birth rates weren’t a preference. They were survival arithmetic.

Before the 20th century, roughly a quarter of children in most parts of the world didn’t reach their fifth birthday. In some regions and periods it was closer t...


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Nearly 4 Million People Chose Canada — Where Did They All Come From?

The second largest country on Earth has a population smaller than California and Texas combined. Canada‘s 9.98 million km² (3.85 million sq mi) are home to around 40 million people ...


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Scotland Almost Had Its Own Colonial Empire in the Americas

Before 1707, Scotland and England were separate countries with separate foreign policies and, it turns out, separate colonial ambitions. The map below shows where those Scottish ambitions landed — five settlements planted across the Americas, none of which survived.


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Playing Card Suit Systems: French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swiss-German Cards Mapped

Sometime in the late 14th century, playing cards started turning up across the Mediterranean coast of Europe. The earliest recorded decks, from around 1370, appeared in Italy and Spain, and their four suits — cups, swords, coins, and batons — came almost directly from


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