Five Things to Know Today: October 31

1. Weather: Mother Nature must feel guilty: The National Weather Service forecast for our area says it will be partly sunny today with a high near 51 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: You were probably living it. Lower Mac Patch saw about a , which was bad enough for the end of October. The weight of the snow on still-leafy trees and wiped out power to more than 70,000 Lehigh County homes.

3. Quote of the Day: Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. Andy Goldsworthy.

4. Coming Up: You deserve a treat. Alyssa Warner has a list that will show you exactly where to find them.

5. Today in History: On this day in this in 1926, Harry Houdini, the most celebrated magician and escape artist of the 20th century, died of peritonitis in a Detroit hospital. Twelve days before, Houdini had been talking to a group of students after a lecture in Montreal when he commented on the strength of his stomach muscles and their ability to withstand hard blows. Suddenly, one of the students punched Houdini twice in the stomach. The magician hadn't had time to prepare, and the blows ruptured his appendix. He fell ill on the train to Detroit, and, after performing one last time, was hospitalized. Doctors operated on him, but to no avail. The burst appendix poisoned his system.