Perhaps the title of this week's blog should be "Interesting Things I Have Learned Recently" rather than "Things I Did Not Know" Either way... Hope you find them interesting as well.
- According to Erie, PA - City and County History: "Of 300 theaters built by Warner Brothers in the 1930's, only SIX still stand. Erie's Warner Theatre is one of them."
- Interest in the phenomena of UFOs goes back a long way even to ancient Rome or perhaps further. Maybe those odd carving on the walls of caves are depictions of space ships and alien figures. Then much closer to us along the line of time was Project Blue Book, the name of the US Air Force office of investigation of UFOs from 1952-1969. It was this department that handled the case of Valiant Thor a self-professed alien visitor from Venus who is said to have met with President Eisenhower as well as Fidel Castro after his landing in Virginia in 1957. He apparently looked like a human being (Earthling) except for having six fingers on each hand. He also spoke hundreds of languages and had an IQ of 1200. (Yikes) Apparently, a serious VIP for several years, he left Earth to return to Venus in his space ship in 1960. (Why am I just hearing about this now?)
- Then there is QAnon. QAnon seems to have disappeared ... totally silent since 2020. Hmm... Wonder where he/she/they went?
- Of local interest -- It is confirmed by a national historian that a Corry man, Charles Keating, played in integral role in the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Solder. (See the historic marker at 117 N Center Street in Corry PA.)
- Two more .... If the forest goes silent, Move. You have seven seconds to find safety.
- If the sky turns yellow. Find shelter. Check for severe incoming storms or for incoming dust or smoke.... Get off the road as soon as possible if driving.
And finally....
- A.I. tells me that a "... 2026 study revealed that a single night's sleep can predict the onset of over 100 serious health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancer, years before symptoms even appear." (Hmmm.)
