Tomas Pueyo (@tomaspueyo)

Quiz: A French teacher costs ~€85k a year. How much of that goes to him? ~€37k (43%) How much goes to paying retired teachers? ~€35k French teachers see less than half of what they make because of the egregious French pensions. But there's more:...

How radical is Islam in the West? What do Muslims think about blasphemy, homosexuality, Jews, Sharia Law...? How compatible are their views with Western ones? I looked into ALL the data I could find on the topic. And this is what it says:...

Why is Tokyo, the biggest city in the world, the capital of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and typhoons? It's not a coincidence: It's big because of these calamities As far as I know, this is the first time somebody makes this connection: ...

I think the best place to create a new Dubai or Singapore is the gorgeous alien-looking island of Socotra ...

France is weird: Why is it the biggest sea country worldwide? Why was it the most powerful? Why not anymore, even in Europe? Why the only EU country that belongs to both north & south? Why did it form so early, >1000 years ago? It all starts here: ...

India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why? Because of the biggest accident in history Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north? ...

We discussed India's 1.4B people earlier this week, but China also has 1.4B ppl Why? Is it a coincidence these 2 population giants are neighbors? Why do most of its 1.4B ppl live east of the red line? It's also due to an accident: ...

Never bet against the US: Ppl think its biggest strength is its institutions, the dollar, entrepreneurship... But one of its biggest assets is its geography 🧵 ...

Here are the most FASCINATING facts I could find about Mexico: 1. Mexico is so huge it’s hard to comprehend. You can fit 30 European countries in Mexico and still have room to spare ...