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Posted in Minnesota June 13, 2015 by Jo Magliocco

Some People Don’t Know These 22 Things Came From Minnesota

Minnesota may not be thought of as a center for innovation, however, there are a miraculous number of everyday items that come from the land of 10,000 lakes. How many of these did you know came from Minnesota?

1 Milky Way - Created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars in Minneapolis.

2 General Mills headquartered in Golden Valley created these awesome cereals AND...

3 Green Giant Veggies, not to mention...

4 Betty Crocker! First cake mix and so much more deliciousness!

5 The crispy crust frozen pizza - brought to you by the Totino couple.

6 The bundt pan from Nordic Ware.

7 The automatic pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite in Stillwater.

8 3M's Post-its plus...

9 Sandpaper and...

10 Scotch Tape!

11 Twister! Maker of silly memories. Reyn Guyer made it along with...

12 The Nerf ball! Supposedly indoor safe but kids will always find a way to break things!

13 The furnace thermostat! Thanks Honeywell!

14 The game of Cootie! Who remembers this one?

15 Electronic autopilot - Not to be confused with Otto.

16 Rollerblades - originally created to practice hockey during the off-season. Should we really be surprised?

17 The automatically retracting seatbelt! A staple for modern cars.

18 Alvin! The first deep-sea submersible capable of holding passengers!

19 The first wearable pacemaker!

20 Oxygen masks for commercial airplanes.

21 The snowblower for personal use. Again, Minnesotans shouldn't be too surprised by this one!

Jo Magliocco

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!