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TIL that the game show “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” was also created in response to the results of a National Geographic survey indicating little knowledge of geography among some of the American populace, with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean

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TIL that the game show “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?” was also created in response to the results of a National Geographic survey indicating little knowledge of geography among some of the American populace, with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean

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