For 2010 Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the fifth consecutive year, while Colorado continues its streak as the leanest. Maine rose the most places in the rankings over last year, while Oregon dropped the most, according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc.
Even the leanest state is still 18.9% obese.
See the overall breakdown at CalorieLab.
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If you've ever wondered how busy the oceans are, or where things are shipped to/from over the oceans, this is a fascinating map. It lists the top 20 ports, as well as showing the top shipping lanes on the world's oceans. You can also easily see the connection between wealthy nations (the US, Western European nations, China) and the number of ports/trade routes between them as opposed to South America, and Africa.
If you're gonna be lost at sea, and want the best chance of being found, the North Atlantic is definitely the place to do it.
Source: Pablo Kaluza et al., “The complex network of global cargo ship movements,” 1001.2172 (January 13, 2010), http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.2172.
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This map shows the national debt of the countries of the world as a percentage of that nations GDP. While I'm not saying the US National debt is not something to worry about ( it is ), it does remind us that while the US has the highest debt in the world, as a percentage of GDP it isn't as bad as some countries'.
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This map clearly illustrates the numbers and locations of nuclear explosions in the world. The amount of radiation and fallout released by these bombs are still with us today and in some cases are believed to be related to the numbers of cancers occurring worldwide.
When looking at the map, note the key and especially the phrase: The scale is not linear. If it was, the larger circles would cover most of the map.
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