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Detailed Graphic Shows Every British Navy Ships Lost In World War II

I just love these old school visualizations: here are all the ships lost by the British Navy during World War II. Many of these were hunt down by Nazi U-Boats. It’s a staggering amount but it could have been a lot worse.

February 18, 2011
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See The Egyptian Revolution Explode On Twitter

Whether you’re calling it a TWITTER REVOLUTION or just a revolution revolution, there’s no doubt social media had helped boot Mubarak out of power in Egypt. This visualisation shows how #jan25 tweets (and retweets) boomed as the movement accelerated. [CoDesign]

January 27, 2011
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Mapping The Sweariest States In The Union

Which cities and states are the most profane? Daniel Huffman decided to find out for himself, and to share the results in convenient heat-map form. And it looks like the Southeast needs to wash its mouth out with soap.

September 3, 2010
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Flying YouTube Packets Proves Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty

Next time you’re watching an inane YouTube video, close your eyes and imagine these graceful dots instead—each representing a packet sent between your computer and YouTube’s servers. The video represents only 4 seconds of a RickRoll, slowed 12x.

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