This is an animated gif showing just how much landmasses and countries near earth's poles appear enlarged due to the Mercator projection, the "most commonly used two-dimensional...

Note: Larger version HERE. Tired of the traditional global mapping method (the Mercator projection, which makes landmasses near the poles appear larger than they really are) this...

Amen to that, let's go. The latest in Conde Naste's 'Many People Many Places' series (previously), this is a video of 70 people from 70 different countries...

In this episode of Condé Nast Traveler's 'Many People from Many Countries Say Things', people from 70 countries demonstrate the common ways to say hello and goodbye...

Note: Larger version HERE if you want to look for Atlantis (I still couldn't find it). This is a map of the Pangea supercontinent created by digital...

Note: Larger version HERE if squinting isn't your thing. This is the world map of what countries are best at. It was created by David McCandless of...

Note: Full-res version HERE in case you want to read more than four of them. Also, you might have to save the image to view it if...

This is a composite comparing the size of everyone's favorite ex-planet Pluto to the size of Australia. As you can see, Pluto is pretty small. Or Australia...

The country of Sweden has launched a national phone number that anybody in the world can call to talk to a random Swede (or at least one...

Note: Larger version of this map HERE, but the rest after the jump should all be legible. These are some maps created by the folks at Thrillist...

UPDATE: Presumably satire. FAKE HAIR, DON'T CARE. Pubic hair, do care -- especially if it's in my fast food. This is a North Korean news report claiming...

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of its inception, North Korea has announced the name and logo for its space agency. It's called NADA (National Aerospace Development Administration),...

But why is it round?! This is the Cork Globe from SUCK UK. It costs $200. You're supposed to use it to push-pin all the cities and...

Note: Larger, actually legible version HERE. This is the map of the internet cartographered by DeviantARTist JaySimons. I'm sure there's something to learn by looking at it,...

Note: Larger, more legible version HERE. This is a US map depicting the 124 states that could have been if every time a piece of a state...

Note: This is entirely too small to read, click HERE for a much larger, legible version. This is a map created by Doghouse Diaries (link includes references...

Because America's finding it harder and harder to stay on top of anything, Mexico has officially passed the United States as the obese-est country in the northern...

Note: Larger version HERE in case you want to know where the Galapagos Islands used to be. SPOILER: No clue. This is the Pangea supercontinent imagined with...