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According to data recently released by the FBI, violent crime declined in 2013, and in both number and rate per 100,000 citizens. Says the FBI in a press release about its latest annual...
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What's in a Google search? Well, trends in popular subjects that more people want to know more about, that's what. And Ryan Nickum with Estately Blog recently complied a list of such popular...
Here are some visuals about what is really going on in the world.
h/t Ned Hardy
We have no problem with our elected officials being wealthy. We are troubled?when they use their political office to amass wealth. We also feel that wealthy people are going to naturally be more sensitive to...
This is an amazing image from xkcd.com that gives a visual to how deeply we drill for oil, among other things. We can see the depths of the ocean and why it was so challenging...
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From Business Insider:
The American Community Survey is an annual survey run by the Census Bureau to allow the government, corporate and academic researchers, and anyone who is curious about demographics to better understand...
People in the U.S have a shorter life expectancy than many other countries, and a shorter one than any developed western country. What causes this? The lack of universal healthcare.
Yeah, we've come a long way...
It's probably happened to many of us. You relocate to a wonderful city for its cultural offerings and employment opportunities, or to a quaint town for its natural beauty and laid-back lifestyle only to learn...
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An Imgur user has shared with the world a ?map of the U.S. that shows?horror movies that are set in the different states. As pointed out by Dread Central, the movies range "from...
We?know what the two most commonly spoken languages in the U.S. are: in most states, it's English and Spanish. But what is your state's third most commonly spoken language? This map from Slate will show...
Maybe all this crowing about securing our borders is missing about 200 years of rich context about just how flexible these borders have been. Upworthy's Alvin Melathe
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There is a faction of American society...
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Using U.S. Census data, mapsbynik put together this map that shows population density and empty space in the U.s. by Block. A Block is the smallest area unit that the Census uses to...
Liberal Americans love the Brits. We think they're hella cool, especially their sense of humor. BuzzFeed U.K. asked its staff to share the stereotypes that they have of every state in the U.S. Sadly, I...
This environmental threat has taken the form of an invasion of a foreign species, the Burmese Python that is one of the largest snakes in the world and it is wrecking havoc on the wildlife...
We are so grateful to Buzzfeed for this project. Hilarious! Here are the best of the worst. You guys enjoy.
1. The guy who's proud of knowing Absolutely. Nothing. About. The. U.S.
2. The guy who's mostly...
Thanks to six, second year video game design students in Britain; you can now take a short flight through London before the Great Fire of 1666. The British Library, GameCity, and famous software company Crytek,...
We Americans love our college football. When you hear the words "Alabama" or "Texas" many people automatically think about crystal footballs, bowl games, and "bragging rights." But those rights don't come cheap. Americans also...
