The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 140 cities to see where best and worst living conditions are. The ranking takes into account such factors as safety, healthcare, infrastructure, education as well as the threat of terrorism. The highest score a city can make is 100.
We live in a world where anything can happen, so in one of the recent threads on Quora, people were sharing tips and facts that could save your life one day.
Gold medals are always different for each Olympiad. Their design is influenced by the trends of the time and the host country. But some motifs have a tendency to reappear every now and then though. Here is how the gold medals looked like at every Summer Olympics.
The ranking was made by the Reputation Institute taking into account various factors such as the quality of exports, contribution to global culture, standard of living, general tolerance, beauty, and safety.
Daily Overview is a blog where you can find stunning and astonishing photos of our planet’s landscapes and surfaces from above. The blog was created by lead satellite imaging company Digital Globe that provides high-resolution Earth photos, data, and analytics. Their images are simply fascinating. Here are some of the best. Check ‘em out.
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5,130 Olympic and Paralympic medals are being made for the Rio Olympics. It takes 48 hours to make each medal. Here is how they are made.
Photographer Lilia Li-Mi-Yan set up an interesting project she called "Masters and Servants," which explores a huge gap and an economic disparity between people in Russia. According to Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, 10% of the richest control 85% of the country's wealth.
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