15 Undeniable Reasons Why The World Wouldn't Be The Same Without Minnesota
By Jo Magliocco|Published October 02, 2015
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Jo Magliocco
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Minnesota staff writer for Only in Your State and owner of Minnesota blog NorthGuide.co, I'm a Minneapolis transplant who loves my cats, camera, and local coffee. On the weekends I'm usually exploring the North Shore or making my way through the list of Minnesota's State Parks. Want to talk about MN or ask me a question? Tweet me @sotafiedjo!
Are you tired of defending Minnesota to everyone you meet? It seems people think MN is an arctic wasteland, and it can be really frustrating when people don’t realize how awesome this state is! To make it a little easier we made this brief list for you to show everyone, and prove easily once and for all that the world as we know it would cease to exist without the amazing folks and places in Minnesota!
1. Medical accomplishments would be years behind if not for the University of Minnesota, where many a medical first was accomplished.
3. The Civil War could've had a very different outcome without the heroic efforts of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.
6. Our culture would be sadly without mention of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, Prince, or Garrison Keillor. And would it even be a culture at all without them?
11. Cars would be stuck in history without automatically retracting seatbelts. Maybe it would be nice if they didn't lock up on us all the time though...
15. We would be stuck hauling our groceries (which could never include microwave popcorn or crispy crust frozen pizza) in handle-less bags leading to more accidents and unhappy felines.
