MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Happens To Unsold Halloween Pumpkins?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Happens To Unsold Halloween Pumpkins?

Now that the spooky season is officially over, the public’s demand for pumpkins plummets. And that means all those displays you’ve seen at area grocery stores & farms become economically (and literally) rotten. So, what happens to unsold pumpkins once Halloween is over? Some pumpkin farms use their unsold inventory as compost to increase soil…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How Long Can You Safely Keep Halloween Candy?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How Long Can You Safely Keep Halloween Candy?

Whether you’ll be trick-or-treating tonight or buying discounted candy you’re your nearest drugstore tomorrow, Halloween is the season to go nuts when it comes to consuming sweet treats. I know it can be tempting to burn through your Halloween bag in one fell swoop, but if you exercise patience with your haul of Twix &…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How Are Port-o-Potties Cleaned?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How Are Port-o-Potties Cleaned?

I took my daughter to Hersheypark last night for their “Dark Nights” Halloween event, when, out of the blue, she pointed at some port-o-potties & asked: “How do they clean those things?” As unexpected as the question was, it was totally valid. How DO they clean those things? I mean, disinfecting port-o-johns can’t be as…