garfaagel @ garfaagel @sh.itjust.works

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Agriculture sector's share of GDP in European countries

Foreign military bases in Djibouti (Google Translate English inside post if you can't figure out the Spanish)

Legal status of cannabis possession for recreational use

Where Easter Monday Is a Public Holiday

PM2.5 air pollution in Europe

Dominant period of construction of housings in France

Tidal range around the world of the principal lunar semi-diurnal constituent

Countries that spend the most (and least) time on their screens

TIL that the largest ape species to ever have existed, Gigantopithecus blacki, a relative to orangutan, was discovered in a Hong Kong drugstore that sold molar teeth from it.

Volcanic eruption in the Icelandic town of Grindavík.

Result of today's presidential election in Taiwan.

TIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.

Percent of children born outside marriage in Germany, showing a clear east-west division.

Current and former range of tiger subspecies

How Americans heat their homes

The world's 50 busiest airports (interactive map inside post).

Global innovation index 2023

Map of railways and rail gauge in Africa

TIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerably

Percent life expectancy change from 2000 to 2022