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PENNSYLVANIA

In Hazleton, Pennsylvania it is illegal to drink a carbonated beverage while lecturing in a school auditorium.

Philadelphia is the home of the cheesesteak sandwich, the water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes.

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is the Mushroom Capital of the World and home to the Phillips Mushroom Museum. The museum was established in 1972, and chronicles three generations of the mushroom-farming Phillips family.

Kane, Pennsylvania is known as the Black Cherry Capital of the World

On February 7, 2001, the Chocolate Chip Cookie was declared the official cookie of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

According to several sources, one of Pennsylvania's leading imports in recent years has been trash. In 1996, Pennsylvania imported more trash for its landfills that what the state produced on its own. The state sent some 6.7 million tons of Pennsylvania garbage to its landfills, and imported 7.9 million tons of trash from other states and countries.

 

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