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Culture / 7 weeks ago

The surprising global patchwork of legal drinking ages

Walk into a bar in one country and you might need to be 18 to order a drink; travel to another and you’d be breaking the law until you turn 21 or even older. The world’s legal drinking ages vary dramatically, reflecting divergent cultural, historical, and public health priorities. The map you see illustrates this vividly: nations are colored to show minimum legal drinking ages ranging from as young as 15 to as high as 25.

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Culture / 9 weeks ago

Why countries like the UK, Mexico, Australia and Eritrea have no official language

From bustling communities to national institutions, language informs nearly every interaction, but some nations intentionally leave their language policies unwritten. An interesting global map from The World in Maps reveals the fact that countries, including the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, and Eritrea, officially have no declared official language.

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