Even though the show was meant for middle-schoolers, its audience was 80 percent adults. Here's why.

EDUCATION
Classrooms didn't have computer monitors when the game debuted in 1971, so kids had to use more of their imagination when shooting deer or succumbing to typhoid fever.
The character dreams of being the first person to visit Mars.
Why don't all elementary schools teach kids to read using cats that yell "I am the Queen!"?
The art of turning puppets into believable characters takes years to master.
A new study suggests that reading information and hearing yourself speak it aloud is a more effective memory technique than reading silently or listening to someone else read.
The vending machine-sized installation features 15 itty-bitty "exhibitions" about bivalves, snails, octopuses, and more.
“It’s more than television,” says Gráinne McGuinness, the show’s creator.