There are like 30 such maps in there, but I especially liked this one.


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Two pieces of news, one from Denmark, the other (the one that I am going to focus on) from Norway:

Denmark's government now has no foreign currency debt - for the first time in 183 years

Norway is the world's happiest country in 2017, according to the World Happiness Report

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This article about the most common bywords that we South Africans have adopted through the years, has reminded me to ask you guys about the bywords you're used to. Every culture and nation has their own, after all. Names that originally meant specific brands of products have become so commonplace that nowadays they denote the entire segment of ( Read more... )

Here's the latest Internet fad that we've got here in BG lately. Some guy by the name of Kristian Kolev joined some friends living abroad, and they figured a way to keep connected with other members of their diaspora and share memories and impressions about the world and their homeland (nostalgia is strong in expats, no doubt). So they started an ( Read more... )

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Hi folks! As a Friday offtopic, I'd like to point your attention to this tradition which we celebrate here in Bulgaria every Jan 6, which is Jordan's Day (we're very fond of our name days, they almost have the status and weight of birthdays; it's always nice to have twice as many reasons to drink and celebrate, right?) The ritual follows an old ( Read more... )

Greetings, comrades and comradesses! On the day when a rampant terrorist shot the Russian ambassador in Turkey dead, the Russian people didn't give a damn about that news, as much as they were shaken by other news coming from the heart of Siberia. And there's good reason they cared about it so much, because it directly impacts their sense of safety ( Read more... )

After Alt-Right Pileup, Disney Chief Declares “There Are No Political Statements” in Star Wars Spinoff Rogue One

No? What about these:


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This is curious. Turns out every country is the best at something. Well, some may not be the best in the best meaning imaginable, but still. Curious map is curious:

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