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xkcd #2868: Label the States (xkcd.com)
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Alt text: Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Bunch of extra states with similar shapes to existing states, so it messes with your eye and kinda blends in.

Might be harder to do with a map of Africa, Asia, Europe or south America because there aren't as many straight line borders and things are a bit more curvy.