Map Monday, How Common are Redheads?

Red hair is the rarest natural human hair color, but you wouldn’t know it from our visually driven society. Redheads fill our history and myth. The Greek hero Achilles and the Norse god Thor are often depicted with red hair. Redheaded historical leaders include King David and Queen Elizabeth I…. Read more“Map Monday, How Common are Redheads?”

Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling

Archaeological evidence suggests that indigenous Americans used tobacco for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. In addition to ceremonial uses, they also used tobacco as a trade good and an ingredient in medicines. Various tribes used it to treat different conditions, including toothaches, ear infections, colds, and, oddly… Read more“Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling”

Map Monday, National Debt by Country

The US national debt stands at more than $37,000,000,000,000. To put that in perspective, a trillion-dollar stack of $1 bills reaches 67,866 miles. That’s long enough wrap around the earth ~2.73 times. A stack of singles representing the entire debt stretches a little more than ten and a half times… Read more“Map Monday, National Debt by Country”