A new feature packages 50 charts and graphics into a single roundup built around quirky explanations, practical guides and visual facts spanning science, history, geography and food.
Several entries lean on striking numbers, including Zimbabwe’s 230,000,000% inflation in 2009 and its 100 trillion-dollar bill, said to be worth about 40 US cents.
Other charts explain everyday questions such as cousin relationships, month lengths, plant watering, password strength, night visibility and how to identify bug bites or berries.
The collection also mixes in broader visual explainers on topics from gerrymandering and U.S. climate comparisons to life expectancy, nuclear mushroom clouds and the scale of Africa.