6 Surprising Facts About Jim Henson

(via Mental Floss) If there’s anyone to thank for your early childhood television obsessions—specifically of the puppet variety—it’s Jim Henson. The famed puppeteer and artist created the Muppets, including Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and Sesame Street‘s original fuzzy residents like Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. But Henson’s life wasn’t all about teaching kids to count or how to sing the “Rainbow Connection.” Read on for more facts about this pop culture icon.