One thing that continues to give me hope about the future is seeing all the amazing scientists and educators out there continuing to show up and do the work, despite all the challenges of the present moment. I made a little #comic about a live science event for kids I got to participate in yesterday

Happy #Halloween - Of the two castles said to be 'Dracula's Castle' (Bran and Poenari), Poenari seems more legitimate as Vlad the Impaler lived there and little evidence that he even visited Bran. Click to find Poenari Castle on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=183&type=q #History #Geography

#HalloweenWeek - can you find the location for the Washington Irving story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' in which Ichabod Crane is chased by a Headless Horseman? Click to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=184&type=q #Halloween #Literature #History #Geography

OK, haven’t written anything on my #knitting blog in ages, so I decided to finally correct that. I present : The Knitmare Before Christmas. All my ideas on how to knit yourself a NightmareBC wardrobe. Enjoy! cinemaknits.com/2025/10/05/t...

On Oct. 14th, 1926, the book 'Winnie-the-Pooh' by A. A. Milne was published. The delightful stories of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends take place in the fictional 'Hundred Acre Wood', which was inspired by a real place. Click to guess the inspired location: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=98&type=q

Jane Goodall died yesterday (October 1st) at the age of 91. Can you locate on a #map where she conducted her most well known studies of chimpanzees? Click the link to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=115&type=q #JaneGoodall #Science #Nature

#OTD June 30, 1908, 80 million trees and 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) of forest were leveled by a probable meteoric air burst, known as the Tunguska event. Can you locate on a #map where the event took place? Click the link to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=75&type=q #Science #History #Astronomy

#OTD April 26 in 1986, the worlds worst nuclear disaster occurs as a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes. Can you locate on a #map where this took place? Click the link to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=196&type=q #Science #History #Geography #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory

#OTD April 8, 1973, artist Pablo Picasso died. His anti-war and arguably anti-fascist painting 'Guernica', was painted in response to the bombing of Guernica by fascists. Click the link to find this city on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=162&type=q #Art #History #Geography #TodayInHistory

#OTD March 30 in 1853, artist Vincent van Gogh was born. He would create over 800 oil paintings before his death at the age of 37. Click the link to find on a #map where he was born? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=27&type=q #Art #VanGogh #ArtHistory #History #Geography #TodayInHistory

#OTD March 21 in 1952, the first recognized rock and roll concert took place. Known as the 'Moondog Coronation Ball', it was organized by disc jockey Alan Freed. Click the link to find on a #map where this took place: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=141&type=q #Music #Geography #History

#OTD March 4th in 1918, the first official case of the 1918 (Spanish) flu was recorded. Click the link below to find on a #map where this first case was recorded (hint - it was not in Spain): www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=194&type=q #Science #History #Geography #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory

#BlackHistoryMonth Do you know where Harriet Tubman was born? Make a guess and see how close you can get. www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=5&type=q #History #Geography #maps #wikipedia

Take a break from doomscrolling and see if you locate on a #map the most remote island on Earth. Click the link to see if you can find it: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=187&type=q #Geography #History #GIS #Maps #Spatial

#OTD Feb. 1st in 1960, four black students stage a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. This catalyzed non-violent sit-ins, helping the desegregation movement in the US. Can you find on a #map where this sit-in took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=161&type=q #History #CivilRights #Geography

#OTD January 28th in 1958, a patent was filed for the modern Lego brick, which is still compatible with todays bricks. Can you find on a #map where the Lego company was founded? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=139&type=q #History #Design #TodayInHistory #Lego #Wikipedia #Geography

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#OTD in 1882, Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne was born. The Winnie-the-Pooh stories took place in the fictional Hundred Acre Woods which were based on the real Ashdown Forest. Can you find where Ashdown Forest is on a map? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=98&type=q #History #Literature #OnThisDay

#OTD in 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Quote by MLK, "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." Can you find where he was born on a #map? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=11&type=q #History #MLK #CivilRights #OnThisDay

#OTD in 1876, author Jack London was born. His many works include 'Call of the Wild', 'Martin Eden' and 'White Fang'. His one-time home and property are now the 'Jack London Historic Park'. Can you find on a #map where this park is? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=189&type=q #History #OnThisDay

#OTD in 1951, author Sinclair Lewis died. His novel 'Main Street' satirizes small town life USA and the ignorance of its residents. The town in the novel was based on his home town. Can you find his home town on a #map? Click below to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=188&type=q #Literature

#OTD January 1st in 1818, the novel 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' by Mary Shelley was published anonymously. Can you find on a #map where Mary Shelley started writing the novel? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=123&type=q #Literature #History #OnThisDay #Geography #TodayInHistory

#OTD in 1890, the deadliest mass shooting in US history occurred as US soldiers killed up to 300 Lakota men, women and children. Known as the 'Wounded Knee Massacre', click below to find the location on a #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=158&type=q #Lakota #History #Geograpy #Indigenous

#OTD in 1895, the Lumière brothers presented 10 short films, which would be the the first public screening of a film. Can you find on a #map where this first screening took place? Click below to guess: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=86&type=q #Film #Movies #History #Geography #TodayInHistory

Today is the winter solstice. There are a few ancient monuments that are aligned with the solstice. The most famous being Stonehenge. Can you find Stonehenge on a map? Click below to give it a try: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=15&type=q #History #OTD #Archaeology #Geography #Maps

Titanic #History: At 74 years, Johan Svensson was the Titanic’s oldest passenger. Svensson, a Swedish farmer, watched as one by one his children immigrated to America. In 1912, his eldest son Amandus returned to Sweden to bring his father back to America with him. Both were lost in the sinking.

#OTD December 17th in 1903, the Wright brothers made the first self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft flight in history. Click the link to find where this took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=9&type=q #Science #History #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay #Geography #maps

#OTD Dec. 17th 1770, composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born. Considered one of the greatest composers of all time, he gave prominence to instrumental #music as opposed to vocal. Click the link to find on a #map where he was born: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=31&type=q #History #TodayInHistory

1966 classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas has a sensational color palette and a swinging soundtrack. But how, you may be asking yourself, can I bring more of that Grinchy aesthetic to my knitwear? Wonder no more, come see How The Grinch Knit Xmas.

#OTD December 12th, 1863, artist Edvard Munch was born. His best known painting 'The Scream', was inspired by anxiety and his feeling of an 'infinite scream passing through nature'. Click the link to guess where the painting was based? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=46&type=q #Art #Maps #History

#OTD December 10th, 1967, singer/songwriter Otis Redding died. A few months earlier he performed at a famous music festival that also featured Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Click the link to find the festival location on a map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=150&type=q #music #history #maps

Want to explore costumes from The Wizard of Oz and find out how to create knitwear inspired by these iconic characters? Come over to Cinema Knits and dive in. You know you want a knitted funnel hat so you can give off Tin Man vibes all winter. Right? Here you are: cinemaknits.com/2024/12/08/k...

#OTD December 5th in 1926, artist Claude Monet died. Many of the last years of his life were focused on his 'Water Lilies' series of paintings. Can you find on a map where these paintings were based? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=107&type=q #Art #History #TodayInHistory #geography #maps

#OTD December 2nd in 1859, abolitionist John Brown was executed for trying to start a slave revolt in order to end slavery. Can you find the location where John Brown's raid took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=152 #Abolition #History #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay #geography #maps

#OTD December 1st in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Can you find on a map where this took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=40&type=q #CivilRights #History #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay #geography #maps

#OTD November 28 in 1859, author Washington Irving died. One of his most famous stories was 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. Can you find the location of Sleepy Hollow? How close can you get? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=184&type=q #Literature #History #TodayInHistory #maps

#OTD in 1476, Vlad the Impaler won a battle leading to his third rule of Wallachia. He lived for some time in 'Poenari Castle' which some says deserves the title of Dracula's Castle. Can you find this location? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=183&type=q #History #TodayInHistory #geography #maps

#OTD November 25 in 1968, the author and activist Upton Sinclair died. His most famous novel, 'The Jungle' exposed the horrid conditions of the meatpacking industry. Can you find the location where the novel was based? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=182&type=q #Literature #History

50 years ago #OTD November 24 in 1974, the 3 million year old fossilized bones of a human ancestor, known as 'Lucy' were found. Can you locate where Lucy was found? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=155&type=q #Science #History #OnThisDay #Geography #Maps

#OTD November 22 in 1963, US president John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade. He was 46 years old at the time of his death. Can you find on a map where where the assassination took place? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=181&type=q #History #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay

#OTD November 21 in 1694, the writer and philosopher François-Marie Arouet Voltaire was born. A critic of tyranny and proponent of freedom of religion and speech, many of his writing are relevant today. Can you find on a #map where he was born? www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=52&type=q