All the World's Land Mammals Compared By Weight

All the World's Land Mammals Compared By Weight

Ever wondered how humans stack up to cows, pigs or elephants if you were to gather ’em all up and weigh them? Wonder no longer, because this chart shows exactly that.

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Verizon prepaid play gets serious with ALLSET PLANS

This week Verizon is stepping up with devices like the Moto G in a prepaid play they’re calling ALLSET PLANS. As the market expands with low-cost, high-quality devices this season, … Continue reading

How the Time of Sunrise and Sunset Varies Around the Wrold

How the Time of Sunrise and Sunset Varies Around the Wrold

Time zones are strange old things , especially the way they prescribe one time to thousands of miles of land mass—so this visualization shows which parts of the world experience unusually early and late hours of daylight as a result.

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How the Data From Three US Rating Agencies Control the World's Economy

Is it governments that control the economy? Banks, perhaps? Or maybe even the people? Nope, in fact, it’s rating agencies—and the there are three in the US that practically control the entire economy.

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America Doesn't Read Much, Says Map

America Doesn't Read Much, Says Map

Congrats, America, we’re all illiterate assholes. Or at least, according to this map, we read a hell of a lot less than the rest of the world.

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The Most-Visited Countries in the World, Visualized

The Most-Visited Countries in the World, Visualized

If you’ve ever wondered which country was the most popular tourist destination, wonder no longer—this map shows which countries get the most visitors every year.

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AT&T LTE Roaming expands to 13 additional countries

As companies the world over trot out new and upcoming offerings at MWC 2014, AT&T has announced a further expansion of its international LTE Roaming network, ushering it in to … Continue reading

Cultural Stereotypes As Revealed By The Ultimate Collection Of Selfies

Cultural Stereotypes As Revealed By The Ultimate Collection Of Selfies

First came the Tumblrs, then the think pieces, then the distinction of being word of the year. What else could there possibly be for selfies? What about a huge data project analyzing how selfies around the world differ in everything from mood to mouthgape to head tilt?

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Facebook must follow Germany’s data protection law, rules court

The Higher Court of Berlin has ruled in favor of a 2012 court finding that Facebook has run afoul of German data protection law, and that it must comply with … Continue reading

AT&T DOJ transparency report shows 300k+ government data demands

It’s AT&T up next with their transparency report regarding the United States Department of Justice and the amount of demands they’ve been sent over the past year. These demands are … Continue reading