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Ive known about some of the places in the book for awhile, but there was so much i didnt know about. If you live in the united states, youve probably seen them fluttering around during the summertime. Held every august in south williamsport, the little league world series attracts teams from all around the globe. Pennsylvania has the highest amish population in the world. Brightlycolored and mesmerizing, hummingbirds are some of the most interesting of the nearly 10,000 bird species in the world. Another forbids the sweeping of dirt underneath a rug.
Perhaps youve heard them, toothe name hummingbird comes from the buzzing sound of their fastflapping wings. Pennsylvanias history extends back some 15,000 years to when the first people settled there. What are some interesting facts about pennsylvania. Explore the wonderfully wacky side of the united states of america weird but true. Did you know that there is a floating post office in michigan. Mosquitoes, the insects that are universally hated the world over. But we like to call it the weird state, because theres enough strange stuff going on here to fill an encyclopedia or, better yet, a book appropriately called weird pennsylvania. Pennsylvania state bird and state flower printable color page. Indiana county in pennsylvania has come to be known as the christmas tree capital of the world.
One of the original colonies, pennsylvania was founded by william penn as a haven for his fellow quakers. Throughout my four years traveling pa, ive visited hundreds of amazing places and learned many amazing facts about pennsylvania. This book not only gives you the history of weird places in pa, but personal accounts, and. Books about pennsylvania for kids 3 boys and a dog.
They may sound false but believe me every strange fact is true. The monongahela river, located in western pa, is unique in that it. Pennsylvania fun facts, state symbols, photos, visitor info. These pesky, diseasecarrying pests make a living by sucking the blood out of just about anything that moves, including us. Here are 20 things you probably didnt know about pennsylvania 1. From history to food and culture, you definitely wont know everything thats on our list of fun facts about the city of pittsburgh. The qualifying weirdness of submissions is left to the discretion of the admins. Ten crazy awesome facts about pennsylvania here a year. The pennsylvania dutch also called pennsylvania germans or pennsylvania deutsch are descendants of early german immigrants to pennsylvania.
In hazleton, there is a law on the books that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink while lecturing students in a school auditorium. The jewish population in nyc is the largest in the world outside of israel 4. Pennsylvania is a state located in the northeastern and midatlantic regions of the united states its official name is the commonwealth of pennsylvania it is bordered by delaware to the southeast, maryland to the south, west virginia to the southwest, ohio to the west, lake erie and the canadian province of ontario to the northwest, new york to the north, and new jersey to the east. There are a million things to love about pennsylvania, but here are 41 things. Interesting facts about pennsylvania just fun facts. So, if youve got 10 minutes to spare, why not check out these 100 strange but true facts that will shock you. We post about health, celebspeople, places, animals, history information and much more. In 19 the first automobile service station opened in pittsburgh. In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in pittsburgh. The quaker state, the keystone state, the coal state pennsylvania is called them all. Pennsylvanias world series is tinier than youd think.
Supposedly the toast tradition dates back to prohibition. Weird and unusual facts about the ss united states in the 1950s, the ss united states was a modern marvel. In 2016 it sits overlooking an ikea parking lot in philadelphia. Philadelphia is the site of the first presidential mansion. Weird laws in pa did you know these were actually on the books. No fortune telling, no selling children and other weird pennsylvania laws on the books sam ruland, york daily record published 11. When the first european settlers arrived, pennsylvania was home to several stone age tribes of native americans, mainly the delawares, susquehannocks, shawnees and iroquois.
Weird pennsylvania laws it is contrary to pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding. In historic bethlehem, the moravian book shop stands as the oldest continuously operating bookshop in the world, founded in 1745. It is a tradition to throw toast on the field during all home football games. They are weird but a fact can be anything, we cant change a fact, so you have to accept facts as fact. But take a moment to look at things from the mosquitos perspective. We put together 41 amazing pittsburgh facts that you probably didnt learn in school. Give your child cool tools to learn about pennsylvania facts and history and enrich their understanding of the state before your family travels to. When teaching, you should always provide books the kids can read or look through themselves. Weird and unusual facts about the ss united states. Below are 20 interesting facts about pennsylvania that you probably didnt. New research suggests that 1520 million people were murdered or imprisoned by the nazis during the holocaust, much more than previously believed. Pennsylvania fact book table of contents breeding section annual mares bred to pennsylvania stallions 4. Pennsylvania, the birthplace of our nation, was settled in 1643. Pennsylvaniabred racing statistics by racing year racing year starters starts earnings avg.
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This tradition of active pragmatism, articulated in franklins maxim welldone is better than wellsaid, lives today through the inclusive policies, innovative work, and impactful engagement of our faculty, students, and staff. The liberty bell is a symbol of american independence, located in philadelphia, pennsylvania. There was a decent mix of placesthings i already knew about born and raised in pa and also places ive never heard of. Here are 10 weird places in pennsylvania that you should visit.
While you might know some of them, i bet youll learn something new. Weird pennsylvania weird book by matt lake thriftbooks. Just leaf through weird pennsylvania, the latest title in the weird series written by mark moran and mark sceurman, and youll see. Short about pennsylvania is a state located in the northeast part of the united states. A previous mayor in harrisburg partially bankrupted the city by trying to create the worlds largest wild west museum. Donkey kong got his name because his creator believed donkey meant stupid in english and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a stupid ape.
Home to the major metropolitan cities of pittsburgh and philadelphia as well as the state capital of harrisburg, pennsylvania still has many counties which are decidedly rural and pristine, including two areas, forest county, and perry county. If you look on a road map, youll notice a series of quarter circular roads, with southeast pennsylvania as the focal point. Penn has a proud tradition of translating knowledge into socialminded action that dates back to our founder, benjamin franklin. The chinese population in nyc is the largest in the world outside of asia. However, you should also have some books that you can read aloud to them.
Get ready to explore wacky wonders, facts, stats, tidbits, and trivia about americas 50 states and territories. There are so many awesome crazy facts about pennsylvania, i figured i better start somewhere. One weird pennsylvania law forbids singing in the bathtub. It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. Comments off on 20 strange and unusual facts that sound too scary to be true. The oldest gas station in the us is located in altoona. These books about pennsylvania for kids are sure to please and fascinate your children. But there are many more often strange facts about each of the 50 states that may surprise you. During colonial times pennsylvania was the middle colony of the original colonies there are six states above it and six states below it. From kentucky having more barrels of bourbon than humans to alabama being home to a store that sells your lost luggage to strangers, keep reading for one weird thing you probably didnt know about every state. Pennsylvanias capital, philadelphia, was the site of. These groups share some beliefsmany revolving around a conservative lifewhile differing in others. Kennett square, pa is the mushroom capital of the world. The quaker state, the keystone state, the coal statepennsylvania is called all of these.
Your travel guide to pennsylvanias local legends and best kept secrets volume 10 lake, matt, moran, mark, sceurman, mark on. Centralia, pennsylvania has been burning for 50 plus years. And while pennsylvania hasnt won since 1960, locals still go crazy for this tournament every year. And not all are haunted, many are just interesting natural phenomena. It held the colonies together like the keystone in a window or door arch. Great book full of all sorts of weird things to see and do in pa. Many a times, human beings come across scary facts through events, happenings and revelations so much so that suddenly, ordinary life starts seeming bizarre after such discoveries. Pennsylvania facts for children a to z kids stuff fun. It produces one million pounds of mushrooms per year and has an annual mushroom. So heres a roundup of weird, bizarre, quirky, or otherwise nonsensical laws that really do exist.
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