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Can you identify the math that flattens the world in our map projections trivia?

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Volts

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Stop looking at the world like a flat sheet of paper. From the Mercator lines guiding ships to the Winkel Tripel maps in classrooms, every grid hides a lie. Can you name the projection that makes Greenland look larger than Africa or identify the fruit peel used to explain it?

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