🪖 Propaganda Map from WWI; Ancestor Origin of U.S. Presidents; The World According to Apple Maps
PLUS , the median 12th-grader has math skills equal to that of a 99% percentile 4th-Grader.
🤔 What if the U.S. had gotten conquered in WWI?
Here’s a propaganda map that the Allies put out in 1916.
Six things to lol at:
“American Reservation” in New Mexico
“Barbarians” in Canada
Chicago renamed “Slaughterhouse”
San Antonio renamed “Nietsche”
Denver renamed “Denverburg”
Bismark, not renamed.
🇺🇸 Where did the ancestors of U.S. Presidents come from?
From u/marbellamarvel:
Fascinating comment:
🌎 The World According To Apple Maps Street View
From u/lukstez:
I’m hearing that Apple Maps actually works surprisingly well these days.
🧮 Median 12th-Grader Math Skills Equal That of a 99% percentile 4th-Grader
From Crémieux:
We got some smart 3rd-graders out there.
When was the last time your state voted Republican?
From u/One-Community-3753:
Minnesota holding it down for the lefties
☢️ Meth Concentration in European Wastewater
From The European Correspondent:
Whoa. I wonder how this affects the productivity of the general population. 😅
📲 Feature Convergence Across Social Media Apps
From Sheel Mohnot:
🏀 Top 100 NBA Players’ Favorite Spots to Shoot From
From The F5 Newsletter by Owen Phillips:
This is my new favorite substack. Highly recommend checking it out if you like basketball.
🎶 Banger of the Day
I first heard this song as a sample in a classic DJ Shadow song called Organ Donor. Years later, I stumbled on the original. Turns out, it’s from the legendary Giorgio Moroder — one of the fathers of modern electronic music.
SIDE NOTE: On Instagram, we pair each post with a song that bangs. A lot of people don’t know that we have a comprehensive Spotify playlist with every song we ever played. Click here to check it out. 🎶