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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 16m

Number of School Shooting Incidents Between US & Europe From 1966 to 2025

Full data: brilliantmaps.com/school-sh...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 1h

Chief Railways of England & Wales In 1898

Contrast with UK high-speed in 2025: brilliantmaps.com/uk-v-japa...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 2h

Poland At It’s Maximum Extent Compared To Its Borders Today

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 3h

National tourism logos of European

credit: @civixplorer.bsky.social

More about them: brilliantmaps.com/tourism-b...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 4h

Map Showing The Lighthouses of Europe

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 5h

Where The Holocaust Is Taught In Schools

More about the report here: brilliantmaps.com/where-the...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 6h

Population Density Map Of Estonia

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 7h

50 Drunkest Counties In The United States

Full List: brilliantmaps.com/americas-...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 8h

Europe Countries Whose Names In Their Native Language Are Completely Different From Their English Names

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 9h

8 Wizarding School Locations from Harry Potter

Full list with facts about each: brilliantmaps.com/wizard-sc...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 10h

All The Countries That Have Militarily Defeated The United States

Full list with explanations: brilliantmaps.com/defeated-...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 10h

Population Density Map Of Latvia

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 11h

Countries Where Less Than 5% Of The Population Are Immigrants

Full list: brilliantmaps.com/world-sha...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 12h

Adam's Bridge Between India and Sri Lanka Before 1480

More about what happened: brilliantmaps.com/adams-bri...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 13h

Bad Map Projection #45: Exterior Kansas

Credit: XKCD

Explanation & 7 Other Examples: brilliantmaps.com/bad-map-p...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 13h

Share of Americans Who Commute To Work By Other Means Than Car, Public Transit, and/or Walking

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 14h

Where European Passengers Who Died On The Titanic Came From

Full list of all nationalities: brilliantmaps.com/titnatic-...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 14h

The Last Time A Republican Nominee Won Each US County

Credit: u/Thanoslovesyou42 (reddit)

Most recent 3 elections: brilliantmaps.com/us-county...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 15h

European Obesity Rate By Country 2024

See how it compares to US States: brilliantmaps.com/obesity-r...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 16h

Map Of The Best Chicken Chains In Each US State

Can you think of anyone better?

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 17h

Poland’s Economy Is Roughly Equal To The 8 Countries In Blue Combined

See how the numbers have changed since 1990: brilliantmaps.com/poland-ec...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 18h

The Most Downloaded Apps By European Country In 2024

Which is your favourite?

What is Temu? brilliantmaps.com/most-down...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 19h

If The World Were 100 People…

More stats if there world were 100 people: brilliantmaps.com/if-the-wo...

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 20h

Regional EU GDP Per Capita 2004 vs 2014

To understand Brexit look at the UK.

Source: brilliantmaps.com/regional-...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 21h

Map Showing Where You Can Legally Change Your Gender In Official Documents In 2024

Full data by country: brilliantmaps.com/document-...

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