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Visualizing population density

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MANHATTAN IS MORE EXTREME THAN YOU THINK IN POPULATION DENSITY Slinging numbers around all day, one adage we believe is that most surprising statistics are wrong. But here’s one that’s not: When you look at the 100 most populous counties in the USA, Manhattan (aka New York County) has about twice the population density of […]

Do things when other people aren’t doing them

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Google has launched the uncrowdedr feature we’ve long been longing for.

How much damage did Carrie Underwood do to that guy’s truck in that song?

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How much damage did Carrie Underwood do to that guy’s car in that song?

Our travel tips

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How long do prison escapees go before being caught?

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How long do prison escapees go before being caught?

When did same-sex marriage laws become effective by state?

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In light of the good news today that the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in the United States, we thought we’d look when various states allowed same-sex couples to marry (if they did at all) before today.

Chances of going to college based on parent’s income

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What is the chance of a kid going to college based on parent’s income?

Winning streaks in baseball

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How rare are winning streaks in baseball?

All the people in the world could stand in New York City

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Reading the internet, we learned you could fit every person on the earth within the city limits of New York City.

Don’t be that person who mixes up opt-in and opt-out

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People often say opt-in when they mean opt-out and they say opt-out when they mean opt-in.