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BANNED: Does banning books from schools achieve anything? The organization First Book did a study to find out. It turns out that banning books has a n...

AI: Let’s face it, most of us use some kind of social media and have friends or connections on those platforms with whom we interact only online.  But...

MANDELA: Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa, died in 2013. He did not die in prison in the 1980s. Does that mess with your head? It's...

PICK-ME-UPS: Things have been tough lately. Emotions are running high on the national level. We find ourselves looking for ways to cheer up. Little th...

PA FAVES: Pennsylvania is known for lots of things, and potato chips is one of them — along with other treats, each with a devoted following. Martin's...

THE KNOT: The speculation is underway, ever since Travis Kelce popped the question to superstar Pennsylvania native Taylor Swift — where will the wedd...

MUSEUM: Have you been to the Eldred World War II Museum? You'll hear detractors — Oh it's not for me. I wouldn't be interested. Why would I want to go...

TODAY: Is today your birthday? (Happy birthday!) You're not alone. In fact, studies say Sept. 9 is the most common birthday in the United States. The ...

NOPE: George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Did you learn that in school? Over the years, lots of things people learned in school have since bee...

ANNIVERSARY: The Guinness Book of World Records celebrated its 70th anniversary in August. How? By listing 70 records that no one has claimed. Take th...

HACKS: On the internet, people call them "life hacks." They are tips for using things in a way you may not have realized you could. Some folks who "gr...

LIVIN’ THE DREAM: A tongue-in-cheek response to a common prompt. How are you? How’s it going? How’s life treating you? Livin’ the dream. It’s a favori...

SEPTEMBER: Each month is awareness for lots of things, and September is no different. It's the national month of potatoes, coupons, chicken, honey, It...

NO WORDS: Lost in translation. Such an interesting phrase. We've wondered how that can be, and laughed at poorly translated signs on the internet — "F...

KITTIES: We've had some stories lately explaining the needs of the volunteer organization No Feline Left Behind. We wanted to share how adopting a kit...

FACTS: Ready for some odd facts? The website today.com has a lot of them, and they are pretty neat. For example, there were active volcanoes on the mo...

STRANGE: Living in Pennsylvania, we're used to people commenting on strange town names. Estately has a list of the most unusually named towns in U.S. ...

LEGENDS: There are some people throughout history who have become legends through books, movies or various retellings of their escapades. John Henry "...

MOVIES: The New Bradford Theatre was the place to be in August of 1948. "Sights and Thrills you may never behold again!" "Things that no civilized man...

ODD NAMES: Pennsylvania has some unique town names. They might now be weird to us, but folks in other places sure think we're strange. A list on Wande...