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Google's year-end review of Maine put a spotlight on the odd and peculiar things people are searching for in Portland, Bangor, and Presque Isle.

In preparation for the upcoming Scripps Spelling Bee, Google Trends released a map detailing every state's most misspelled word. Here in Maine, given the lengthy winter and a particularly brutal flu season, it's hardly a surprise that that pneumonia tops the list...

We search for a lot of weird stuff here in Maine, but we now have official data on the most unique stuff we seem to be obsessed with.

All over the world kids are getting back to basics when it comes to keeping themselves entertained. The latest fad involves zero screen time and a meager investment of approximately 99 cents for a plastic water bottle. The "Bottle Flipping" trend was started by North Carolina high school student Michael Senatore during his school's talent show...

So last week the word 'selfie' was officially entered in to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. This comes on the heels of a feux-psychological study that suggests that those who practice in the art of the selfie are misogynistic. This can't be true. The 'ME' generation?

Well boys and girls, if you really want to fit in to the current music scene you need to dress a certain way.  You need to drink coffee in a certain place, and if you are in a band the first thing you need to do is fire your drummer.