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Geologist Finds Rare Formation Inside Rock That Looks Exactly Like Cookie Monster on Sesame Street – LOOK

When geologists go on research trips, they're normally looking to observe specific rocks, minerals, and fossils. What this Californian scientist wasn't expecting was to open...

Sesame Street Joins CNN to Host a Town Hall Saturday Addressing Racism

On June 6, a 60-minute special called, ‘Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families’.

Sesame Street Debuts New Muppet Character Who Lives in a Foster Home

As a means of making foster kids feel a little less lonely, Sesame Street is debuting a new Muppet character named Karli.

Sesame Street Theme Park Receives World’s First Autism Certification

While other theme parks have made themselves more autism-friendly, Sesame Place is the first park to receive full international accreditation.

Sesame Street Given $100 Million for Targeted Program to Heal Young Syrian Refugees

Thanks to a massive grant, the wisdom of Sesame Street is going to help heal millions of Syrian refugee children who deal with the “toxic stress” of displacement.
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New Muppet on Sesame Street Struggles With Hunger

Not since the cute, yellow HIV-positive Muppet premiered in 2009 on Sesame Street in South Africa has a new character from the Workshop taken...
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Sesame Street Celebrates 40 Years (w/ Video)

Featuring colorful Muppet characters created by Jim Henson, Sesame Street celebrates its 40 anniversary as a pioneer of educational television....

New Muppet Brings Autism Awareness to Sesame Street

The newest resident on Sesame Street does things “differently,” but her neighbors are learning that everything’s A-OK. Julia is the first Sesame Street character to...

‘M’ is for ‘Maria’, Who Will be Missed After Four Decades on Sesame Street

A beloved character on the long-running PBS children’s show is leaving Sesame Street after 44 years. Sonia Manzano has played ‘Maria’ on Sesame Street since...
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Sesame Street, PNC Bank Team up to Teach Kids About Money

A new project featuring Grover, Elmo, Cookie Monster and the gang aims to explain concepts related to the importance of earning and saving money....
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Sesame Street’s HIV-Positive Muppet Raises Awareness

As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition helps combat...

Muppets Preach Peace on Mideast Sesame Street

A new Israeli-Arab puppet on the Middle Eastern version of "Sesame Street" is being touted as a new symbol of hope to children. "Rechov...

Playful Competition Brings Together Muslims and Non-Muslims Over Street Vendor’s Ramadan Snack

In the world's largest Muslim nation, a street food vendor's tasty sundown snack has become so popular that people rush to get one whether...

Good News in History, October 5

Happy 66th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up...

Surfer Reunited With His Board By Good Samaritans 400 Miles Away – A Month After it Floated Out to Sea

After a couple stumbled across a strange sight while walking the beach, the blue and yellow surfboard became like a message in a bottle—and...

Man Discovers New Calling After Building Incredible Video Arcade for His Son During Lockdown

Since Steve Addison successfully built his two-person arcade system, he has been commissioned by several of his friends to make more.

You Can Now Get Directions From the Cookie Monster Thanks to Navigational App’s New Voice Option

There is no better cure for road rage than listening to the sultry tones of the Cookie Monster telling you to take the next right.

Watch Students Thank Their Professor By Surprising Him With His Own Muppet

These students' end-of-the-year thank you gift to their college professor sure beats being given an apple on a desk.

At 81, The Man Behind Big Bird Sees ‘No Reason To Quit’

The new documentary, I Am Big Bird, profiles Caroll Spinney, the man who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird for over 40 years. He’s dined...
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Reaching Mideastern Youth With Muppet Diplomacy

Sesame Street is trying to foster a culture of understanding worldwide using Muppets to teach nonviolence in a Mideast version of the TV...