Author: Ricky Holzer
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How Many Countries Have Players in Major League Baseball?
Major League Baseball (MLB)’s championship series is known as the World Series, but how much of the globe does it actually represent? As many baseball fans know, the sport is mostly popular in the Americas as well as Japan and Korea. The map for the 2024 season reflects this, with a vast majority of the…
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How Many Countries Have Players in the NBA?
Using data from World Population Review, this map shares which countries NBA players are from. Even though the league only has teams in the U.S. and Canada, its players hail from 6 continents. The U.S. dominates with the number of players at nearly 4,500. The next highest are Canada and France, each with around 50…
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These States Have Farm to Table Gasoline
Cheyenne, Wyoming based Sinclair Oil is famous for its green long-necked dinosaur logo. What you may not have known is that all of the brontosaurus fossils ever discovered in the entire world were found not far from Cheyenne. This makes for a fun map implying the existence of “farm to table” gasoline. Using data from…
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These States Have More Church’s Chicken than Churches
Fried chicken and church potlucks go hand in hand. But, as you may have guessed, there are way more Christian churches than Church’s Chicken restaurants in America. This map shows the ratio of churches to Church’s Chicken in each state. Texas is the birthplace of Church’s Chicken, but is also notorious for its megachurches. These…
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This State is the Most Sinful
Unsurprisingly, Nevada is in the top 10 most sinful states, but it is not number one! That crown belongs to South Carolina. This analysis used popular brands as a proxy for each of the seven deadly sins: To assess the sinfulness of each state, I tabulated the number of locations for each brand using data…
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Grizzly, Black, Polar, and Chicago Bears in America
Alaska is the only state with three different types of bears. Grizzly bears only roam the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest. Despite having grizzly bears on the state flag, they no longer live in California. Illinois doesn’t have any bears either, despite the name of their football team. View this post on Instagram A post…
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Where do Monarch Butterflies Live?
Using research grade observations logged on iNaturalist.org, this map shows where you can see monarch butterflies across the world. I was surprised to learn that monarchs live in Australia, New Zealand, and Spain in addition to the Americas. Related Maps
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Beyond Taco Bell: Where Regional Mexican Chains Dominate
Unlike Taco Bell which serves all 50 states, smaller Mexican fast food chains operate on a regional basis. Del Taco covers the largest area, followed by Cheyenne, Wyoming based Taco John’s (which owned the trademark for “Taco Tuesday” from 1989 until 2023). Newcomer Taco Cabana mostly has restaurants in Texas. Taco Time has stayed true…
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This Burrito Chain has the Most Restaurants
Chipotle dominates the United States, having more locations than any other fast casual burrito chain in 40 of 50 states. Moe’s Southwest Grill has the most locations in Alabama and Hawaii. Qdoba has more locations in 8 states: Alaska, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Michigan. Related Maps
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This State has the Most Taco Bells
Despite having its roots in Southern California, Taco Bell has more restaurants per capita in the middle of the country. The Northeast has the lowest number of Taco Bells per capita. Perhaps the concentration of restaurants in America’s heartland is due to the lack of decent Mexican food? Related Maps