Today is National Pennsylvania Day!

If you, or someone you love, live in Pennsylvania, then today is a day to celebrate - or at least share some of the silly laws and interesting fun facts with the children you love - did you know . . .

• No singing in the bathtub.
• It is illegal to bring a mule onto a trolly car.
• In Ridley Park, you aren’t allowed to walk backwards if you’re eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium IF a performance is under way there!
• Anyone driving any vehicle, who sees horses approaching, must immediately stop and cover the car with a blanket which must be from a material that blends with the surroundings so the horses don’t get scared.
• It is against the law to put pretzels in bags.
• If you’re a motorist and traveling on a country road then you MUST stop every mile, if it’s night, and send up a signal. Then you must wait 10 minutes for any potential livestock to dissipate and only afterwards get on the road again.

You will find more silly laws at this link. Now for some interesting fun facts - did you know . . . 

• Pennsylvania is also known as the Keystone State since it was once the temporary capital of the United States in Philadelphia.
• It became the second state to enter the union on December 12, 1787
• Half of all mushrooms farmed in the United States are grown in and around Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
• In 1816, the world's first wire cable suspension bridge was completed across the “Schuylkill River Falls” in Philadelphia.

You will find more interesting information about Pennsylvania at this link.