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Owliphant
@owliphant.bsky.social
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Artist, Cartographer, GIS, Web Developer, Data Viz, History, Revolutionary History, French Revolution, Trees
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Maker of 'Where in the World...' https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/

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John Lennon died 45 years ago on December 8th in 1980 at the age of 40 in New York City.

Can you guess where he was born?
www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=8&type=q

I've written on some various places of John Lennon. Hope you can take a look - www.patreon.com/posts/some-p...

#Music #History #Maps
Black and white photo of John Lennon playing a piano.
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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John Lennon died 45 years ago on December 8th in 1980 at the age of 40 in New York City.

Can you guess where he was born?
www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=8&type=q

I've written on some various places of John Lennon. Hope you can take a look - www.patreon.com/posts/some-p...

#Music #History #Maps
Black and white photo of John Lennon playing a piano.
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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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
A comic about bat scientist Rodrigo Medellín
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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
Color photo of the ruins of Poenari Castle.
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#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
Painting of the Headless Horseman on a horse chasing Ichadbod Crane who is also riding a horse in a forested area.
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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!
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The Knitmare Before Christmas
Why settle for only watching one of the best spooky season films when you could knit it too? Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is classic claymation film. It features a unique aesthetic a…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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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
Black and white drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet walking away in a slightly forested area.
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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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
Color photo of Jane Goodall reaching her hand out to a young chimpanzee.
October 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#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
Black and white image of trees leveled.
June 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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#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
Black and white image of damaged reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear power plant.
April 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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#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
The painting Guernica by Picasso
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#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
Oil painting of artist Vincent van Gogh.
March 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#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
Black and white image of the first rock and roll concert.
March 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#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
Black and white image of a large number of people in beds being treated for the 1918 flu.
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#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
Image of Harriet Tubman
February 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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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
Image of Bouvet Island
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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#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
Black and white image of the four black students known as the Greensboro four.
February 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#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
Photo of green lego bricks.
January 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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For those of you who follow this account for the 'Where in the World' history, art, science and geography posts, I've created a new account specifically for that purpose. Please follow me there if you like those posts - bsky.app/profile/wher.... Thank you!
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January 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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
Black and white drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet walking.
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#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
Black and white image of Martin Lither King Jr waving to the crowds.
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#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
Black and white image of author Jack London writing at a table outside.
January 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#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
Black and white photo of author Sinclair Lewis sitting in front of a typewriter thinking.
January 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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#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
Title page of the first edition of the novel Frankenstein.
January 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#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
Image of Lakota survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre.
December 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM