stackyFACTSWhen developers realized that memorizing capital cities was profoundly agonizing for students, they hid an entire educational curriculum inside a globe-trotting detective mystery.
When developers realized that memorizing capital cities was profoundly agonizing for students, they hid an entire educational curriculum inside a globe-trotting detective mystery. By tracking a mysterious thief in a red trench coat across various countries, kids willingly cross-referenced physical encyclopedias to figure out where the villain fled. It is widely considered the greatest trick educators ever pulled on the gaming industry.
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