Reading Rainbow was so awesome; the themesong brings a tear to my eye. Of course, the legendary Run DMC were guests.

Run DMC is my go-to feel-good music. They are superstars whose talent and energy led hip-hop to Gold and then Multi-Platinum record sales. — Read the rest

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Before he played Batman or Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton played an equally cool role. Believe it or not, in the mid-1970s, Keaton worked behind the scenes on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Mister Rogers, aka Fred McFeely Rogers, passed in 2003 but would have turned 96 this week. — Read the rest

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NASA just took one giant leap towards lunar exploration. A geolocation navigational aid with the catchy name of Lunar Node 1 experiment (LN1) was transported to the moon by the commercial spacecraft Odysseus. In a recent NASA press release, the space agency discussed plans to implement a whole network of these "lighthouses" to guide travelers on the moon, connecting orbiters, surface explorers and potential moon bases. — Read the rest

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The Sol Cinema [via Atlas Obscura] is the world's smallest movie theater, and runs on solar power.

You can watch a film in this cute, environmentally friendly theater in Ceredigion, Wales. The theater is built inside of a 60's style travel trailer, which goes on tours around South Wales to screen films about the environment. — Read the rest

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