Drive across town? In this economy? A depressing new map reveals just how far Los Angeles drivers can go on $20 worth of gas today — and the results are beyond pathetic. Using metro-area average pump prices mapped over the local road network, plus an average of 28 miles to the gallon, the confounding cartography … Read more
Researchers recently discovered that a long-misidentified Antarctic “danger zone” was actually an island — and have now mapped it for the first time. The discovery was announced in an April press release from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), a German polar research center based in Bremerhaven. The island is located in the northwestern Weddell Sea, and was … Read more
Fed up with bumbling delivery drivers and Google Maps fails, one California homeowner took matters into the sky. A Central California man has gone viral after using a fleet of drones to literally spell out directions above his property — guiding lost drivers straight to his front door. Tom BetGeorge, who lives in the rural … Read more
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever wanted to admit, because of things like the empire’s vastness, as well as architectural and infrastructure advancements. Well, now, … Read more
Hot or not? A divisive new dining ranking — more interested in who’s sitting at the table than what’s on the menu — is raising eyebrows in New York’s image-conscious restaurant world. Created by Gen Z programmer Riley Walz, LooksMapping scores hotspots in the Big Apple — and Los Angeles and San Francisco, too — based on AI-driven … Read more
America loves beer. From IPAs to lagers, America’s preference for beer varies across regions and states, though one brand seems to stand out from the rest. In a recent study by Coffeeness, a German coffee-focused website that publishes beverage-related studies, analysts compiled a ranking of the most popular beer in each state. Using data from YouGov’s popularity ratings, as … Read more
It was the ghost of father passed. A UK woman was moved to tears after spotting her late father sitting in his favorite spot on Google Maps 11 years after his death. “I cried when I found it. All those memories came flooding back,” Katie Scott, 49, said of spotting her dad’s digital specter, which … Read more
Google Maps is a place of great discovery — and the latest sighting may be one of the oddest yet. In East Antarctica, just southeast of Japanese research outpost Showa Station, eagle-eyed users spotted a mysterious “doorway,” which has become the topic of wild theories online, with some speculating that it’s Bigfoot’s vacation home or … Read more
He’s a natural-born search engine. A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater — left by an ancient space rock. Joël Lapointe, of Quebec, was scanning through the true north’s Côte-Nord region when he saw the mysterious, roughly nine-mile-wide pit while using the app’s satellite … Read more
Gone in a flash. A Google Maps image of a woman flashing her bare breasts outside of an Iowa bar has gone viral, prompting the tech giant to pixilate the X-rated image. The unidentified exhibitionist was outside The Junk Yard Bar and Grill in the small town of Barnum when she pulled up her white … Read more
You’ll be lovin’ this new hack to save on your McDonald’s order. As fast food prices continue to skyrocket across the U.S., the McCheapest Map is the key to seeing if you’re being ripped off. The McCheapest Map, which is the brainchild of British analyst Sacha Fournier, tracks the price of a Big Mac at … Read more
When determining what’s the best route to your destination, there are more factors to consider than directions. Google Maps typically shows the user a variety of options based on time, cost, mode of transportation, least amount of transfers and more. On Wednesday, Google announced that Google Maps and Google Search are getting new and updated … Read more
LONDON — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. You’re likely to pinpoint a spot in the water, which covers 71% of the planet. Maybe you’ll alight on a place you’ve never heard of — … Read more
Busted by Google. A Brazilian woman says she caught her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend by using Google Street View. Juliana Lima, who hails from the state of Ceará, took to TikTok to share the tawdry tale last month, with her video clocking up more than 9 million views. Lima says she … Read more
Can you feel the love tonight? Scientists have devised a series of maps revealing where in the body love is felt. The study, published this month in the journal Philosophical Psychology, is said to be the first mapping of embodied experiences associated with 27 types of love. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland asked participants … Read more
An Australian laborer has explained the real story behind a viral Google Maps image that caught him in an apparent brawl outside his workshop. Kenny Riley went viral after owning up to the image, which was taken by a Google Street View car outside his Old Caperum site in country South Australia. But not everything … Read more
The highly-anticipated “Barbie” movie has been the subject of many popular trends around the world — but Vietnam’s decision to ban the movie has been making headlines Now Warner Bros. is attempting to clarify its intention. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was set to hit theaters in the country on July 21, aligning with its … Read more
One would say it is a ballsy stunt – but apparently, the phallic shape was not deliberate. An Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) helicopter was responsible for appearing to create a penis-shaped flight pattern over the island of Comino in Malta on Monday. The incident left many in the aviation industry with their eyebrows raised, … Read more
This dog is so big, she’s on Google Maps. A chonky dog named Watermelon has become such a sensation in Georgia that she’s been immortalized as a local landmark on Google Maps. Since her “land-bark” status, the plus-sized pup has received over 80 five-star reviews on the site with admirers praising the “chunky old girl.” … Read more
Thinking of traveling abroad next year? You might want to steer clear of Afghanistan, Mali, Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, which rank among the world’s most dangerous destinations for business and pleasure travelers. That’s according to this year’s “Travel Risk Map,” compiled by global security and medical specialists from the risk assessment firm International SOS. The index takes into … Read more