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The PBS show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? was inspired by a study showing that one in four Americans couldn’t locate the Pacific Ocean.

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The PBS show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? was inspired by a study showing that one in four Americans couldn’t locate the Pacific Ocean.
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