• Turns out pumpkins weren’t the only things washed away by Tropical Storm Lee. PA Game Commission reports tens of thousands of game birds either drowned or fled during recent flooding. [Action News]
• Western PA lawmaker, Senator John Wozniak, proposes using the controversial Johnstown Flood Tax, which is levied on every bottle of booze sold in state, to help fund disaster relief efforts in flooded areas. [myfoxphilly]
• Frosted Flakes explained: Turns out kids’ seemingly limitless appetite for sweetness is biological. [NPR]
• Caviar carts and prime rib … Pan Am brings back the days of five-star in-flight dining. [SheKnows]
• Grocery chains are increasingly getting rid of self-service checkout lanes, since only a small percentage of the population uses them. Must be everyone else relishes those cheery interactions with grocery clerks. [AP via Chron]
• Manufacturing is happening in Africa at last, with small factories producing everything from chocolate to hot sauce to shoes. [WSJ]
