Some amazing GIFs that will increase your knowledge about the world in a creative way
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Editorial Staff in
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On 4th March 2014
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#1: This is what is gonna happen to our world and solar system and the universe in the future.
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#2: The Origins And Evolution Of The English Alphabet Convening the Anglo-Saxon futhorc runic alphabet with Latin script, the English alphabet has evolved along with war, conquests and political deceits.
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#3:Though marijuana is now legally available for commercial purchase in Colorado and Washington, it’s taken decades of struggle for marijuana use to be considered “in the green” in the eyes of government figures.
#4: How the human face forms in the womb. Formed both by intramembranous and endochondral ossification, it’s in a woman’s first trimester that the fetus’ skull is most susceptible to developing skull deformities.
#5: The evolution and change in European countries.
#6: The evolution of the British Empire: At its height in 1922, the British Empire controlled nearly a quarter of the world’s land and boasted nearly one fifth of the world’s population (458 million people) under its control.
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#7: The evolution of China's borders: Bordering 14 sovereign states, China ties with Russia in terms of international borders. It takes home the prize for longest land border in the world, China’s stands at an imposing 13,743 miles.
#8: A demonstration to test how the Polynesian statues might have been transported: The Polynesian statues have boggled minds for centuries–both in terms of size and the technical prowess of those responsible for moving them. One possible explanation for how they may have been transported may be seen above.
#9: The New York Times’ Coverage Of The 1996 Election While Bob Dole saw his presidential ambitions die that night in November 1996, the New York Times made sure that regardless of the election’s outcome, its readers would be able to “win”.
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#10: The Growth Of Las Vegas Sin City’s origins aren't found in the profit-seeking pinstriped suits of gambling executives. Rather, the city got its name–and start–from Mexican scouts who discovered the area’s meadows (Vegas) in the early 19th century.
#11: The growth of Wallmart: Today, four members of the Walton family (the progenitor of the retail chain) own a combined $150 billion which makes them the richest family in the country. Check out its less than grandiose origins above.
#12: The History Of US States And Territories In Maps
#13: The evolution of the Holy Roman Empire
#14: Internet users according to the time of day
#15: How keys open locks
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#16: The top 10 US cities through each decade
#17: Obesity rates in US states through each year
#18: The manufacture of macaroni
#19: Most popular male names through each year
#20: Most popular female names through each year
#21: Population density in London through each decade: While the Romans gave the foggy metropolis its name in Londinium, today the city is home to an astonishing 8.3 million people, which is about the same as Austria’s total population.
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#22: History of religious conquests
#23: The Rise And Fall Of The Ottoman Empire One of the world’s most important empires for over six centuries, it took a world war for the Ottoman Empire to dissolve. In its heyday, it controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa and the Horn of Africa
#24: The disappearing Aral Sea: Due to former Soviet irrigation projects, the Aral Sea–what used to be one of the world’s largest lakes–has been effectively hollowed out.
#25: Earth for scale: A GIF showing earth in relation to other planetary bodies
#26: How Bullets Work Often composed of lead or iron, it’s the amount of a bullet’s kinetic energy that greatly determines how bad the damage will be. In other words, the larger and heavier the bullet, the greater damage the shooter will reap on the target.
#27: The evolution of North America and the countries that controlled it
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#28: The ever changing unemployment rates through the years
#29: How the population grew through the decades
