karl
November 15th, 2013, 02:52 PM
Maps revealing everything you need to know, from the longest straight line you can possibly sail, to where rubber ducks wash up if you dump them in the sea!
From the longest line you can sail to the average price of a Big Mac or the world’s most common surnames, these maps show how we lead our lives – and maybe how we should.
One map displays where in the world there is the highest risk of drought, while another show where on the rolling seas you run are most likely to run into pirates, serving as a warning to those who live there.
Rather unsurprisingly, Jones is the most common surname in the Welsh Valleys, and, as one map shows, you will not be the only Papadopoulos in Athens
Full story and maps here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507719/The-world-explained-maps-revealing-need-know.html#ixzz2kkIVqENu
From the longest line you can sail to the average price of a Big Mac or the world’s most common surnames, these maps show how we lead our lives – and maybe how we should.
One map displays where in the world there is the highest risk of drought, while another show where on the rolling seas you run are most likely to run into pirates, serving as a warning to those who live there.
Rather unsurprisingly, Jones is the most common surname in the Welsh Valleys, and, as one map shows, you will not be the only Papadopoulos in Athens
Full story and maps here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507719/The-world-explained-maps-revealing-need-know.html#ixzz2kkIVqENu