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United States


How the World Has Changed in 100 Years

by John P.

Farmer’s AlmanacOk. This info is old, but I came across it and thought it would be fun to resurrect it once again.

There have been all sorts of claims as to the year these stats originated, but generally I believe they are from 1903. I have not vetted any of the “facts” here, but they do seem to pass the “gut-check” for reliability. [Click here to read more…]


US State GDPs VS Other Countries

October 22, 2007

We often hear about how the US is such a consumption oriented country. We’ve got the fattest people, we pollute the most, we’re spoiled… yeah, yeah, whatever. But here is an interesting way to look at the economic impact the US plays on the global economy. You see, comparing the Gross Domestic Product of another [...]