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Fred Rogers remains an icon of kindness for the ages. An innovator of children’s television, his salt-of-the-earth demeanor and genuinely gentle nature taught a generation of kids the value of kindness.

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Cartoon Network’s boorish Elvis homage, which premiered 20 years ago, originated with a college kid’s thesis project.

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Harrison Ford has been Han Solo, Indiana Jones, Rick Deckard, Jack Ryan, and an ass-kicking President. But the actor almost learned about plastics, and stuck a banana in a tailpipe.

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The Oscar winner almost tested his supreme likability by playing Richard Nixon. The Oscar winner almost tested his supreme likability by playing Richard Nixon.

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