PENNSYLVANIA FACTS – Part 1

WEIRD & FUN

The Crayola Factory is located in Easton,

PA, producing nearly 3 BILLION crayons

each year. That’s an average of 12

million daily, enough to wrap the earth

six times!!

Click here to see how crayola

crayons are made!

The Crayola Factory

Weird PA LawsYou may not sing in the bathtub!

Pennsylvanians love their chips. PA has

six regional potato chip companies:

Herr’s, Utz, Martin’s, Bon Ton, Bickel’s

and Snyder’s of Hanover scattered

around the state’s Potato Chip Belt.

Click here to take a tour of Herr's Potato Chip factory!

We love chips!

Weird PA LawsYou may not catch a fish with your hands.

What the full documentary here to learn more

There is a Ghost Town in PA that is so frightening that a movie was based on it! The town of Centralia has had

a fire burning beneath the city for over 40 years!

Happy Peeps YearPeeps are manufactured in Bethlehem at the Just Born Candy factory. Every December 31st, a giant peep is dropped over the city to ring in the New Year.

Click here to see how yummy peeps are made

The next time you visit the Governor's Reception Room in Harrisburg, look for a portrait of William Penn with his Great Dane. Now a popular pet, the Great Dane was a hunting and working breed in frontier Pennsylvania. The choice of State Dog is also unique for the vote that approved it. When the Speaker of the House called for a voice vote to designate the Great Dane, yips, growls and barks assaulted his ears from every part of the chamber! With a rap of his gavel, the Speaker confirmed that the "arfs have it" and the "Barking Dog Vote" entered the annals of legislative history. Designated August 15, 1965

Our State dog is the Great DaneWatch funny videos of great danes!

Our state song is called “Pennsylvania”The official state song of the Commonwealth was written and composed by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner and is the official song for all public

purposes. Designated November 29, 1990 Click here to listen to our state song

Weird PA LawsDid you know it is illegal to sleep on top

of a refrigerator outdoors?