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Culture Buzz The New York Times made this interesting little graphic showing how riot gear has changed over the years. According to them, “During the 1960s and ’70s, police officers treated many protests as a threat to the social order and responded with brute force. In the 1980s and ’90s, demonstrations tended to be less confrontational and the police responded with more accommodating tactics.”
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A highly statistical and methodically researched analysis of your Thanksgiving—complete with festive colors.
Ben Douglass did up this fun art of a bunch of your favorite (and least favorite) vampires. I can say I do know who each of these are. Do you? (via The Uniblog)
Culture Buzz Who needs anything else when you have Pokémon and caffeine?
Building a successful business is every entrepreneur's goal—but only 1 in 12 succeed in doing it. The Startup Genome project analyzed data from 3,200 companies to explore why so many startups fail.
All the musical acts that influence Lady Gaga's work. (via AmericanInfographics.com)
Check out this cool visualization of the history of Graffiti and Street Art. A lot going on here, but it rewards a close look. (Via Official Hype)
This infographic by Mindflash teaches a couple of specific ways in which your employee management skills can benefit from the ancient trials of Jedi training.
This year's Tour de France begins on 2 July, so you better get educated. (via usdish.com)
Our eyes are constantly on the future. This graphic by GOOD takes a peek at what 39 years down the road may look like. Click to enlarge.
Culture Buzz Statistics reveal that more U.S. states allow cousins to marry than same-sex couples. Also, ew.
And some people actually like Tutti Frutti. (via blog.hunch.com)
InboxQ and Column Five teamed up to research the relationship between geotagged tweets and locations, in order to see what major American cities would be named if they went by what Twitter users call them. While some, like “Illadelphia,” are obvious, I bet you can't guess what city is the “Paris of the Plains,” or where “Shark City” is. (via uproxx.com)
It's ironic that I'm bemused and literally nonplussed by the enormity of the plethora of the words on this list. Wait - was that redundant or just noisome? (via cafeterra.info)
It's hard to believe that in-home video game consoles have been a part of American life for nearly 40 years. (Via)
D-Day was 67 years ago today. In the event you're tired of grandpa telling you war stories, here's a handy infographic to tell you how it all went down. (Via TheLastGoddess)
An animated infographic with 15 keys facts and conclusions about the future of the Internet in 2015.
The numbers aren’t that surprising, but the “average” American misconception of the numbers is fascinating. Click for larger. (Via Good)
Here we have Conan O'Brien shamelessly (and adorably) exploiting…
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