Wisconsin is not the most popular state. It doesn’t get a whole lot of attention in the media. There are no “Real Housewives of Manitowoc” (although I’d watch that one). Despite this, Wisconsin contributes a whole lot to this great nation of ours.
- Blenders
Anna/Flickr As a huge smoothie lover, I am all about the blender. This small (but mighty) appliance was developed right here in Wisconsin.
- Great produce
Patrick Kuhl/Flickr You like to eat, don’t you? Well, some of the best produce in our nation comes from Wisconsin. And thankfully we have farmers up here who know what the heck they’re doing.
- Warfarin
Jug Jones/Flickr No one likes to kill these critters, but they don’t seem to get the hint that we don’t want them in our homes. Warfarin was developed in Wisconsin.
- Social Security
401(K) 2012/Flickr We can all agree that Social Security isn’t a whole lot of money, but the fact that you get something from the government is more than you get in most nations. The idea developed in Wisconsin.
- Cranberries
liz west/Flickr Wisconsin is the nation’s leading provider of cranberries. I am sure looking forward to some fresh Wisconsin cranberries for Thanksgiving.
- Republicans
Jim Bowen/Flickr We obviously have readers from both sides of the aisle, but we can agree that the Republican party as it was founded–to combat slavery–contributed a lot to America. It was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin.
- The hamburger
pointnshoot/Flickr I bet you guys eat one of these from time to time (or every day). Yeah, it was a Wisconsinite who invented the hamburger.
- Ice Cream Sundaes
Taco R/Flickr This is probably the best dessert ever. Who decided to put chocolate sauce over ice cream? None other than a man from Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
- Bone Marrow Transplants
Thirteen of Clubs/Flickr This one is super serious. People actually have a second chance at life because of the work pioneered by a University of Wisconsin researcher.
- Clothes dryer
Kevin Hale/Flickr Invented in Two Rivers (man, there is something about Two Rivers) the clothes dryer is appreciated by people everywhere. Using a clothesline is not all it’s cracked up to be.
- Cheese
Pedro Cerqueira/Flickr Repeat after me: Happy cows DO NOT come from California. Do you see restaurants featuring a cheesy dish saying “Made with Real California cheese?” I don’t think so.
Seriously, if all we contributed to the United States was great cheese, it would be totally worth it.
Anna/Flickr
As a huge smoothie lover, I am all about the blender. This small (but mighty) appliance was developed right here in Wisconsin.
Patrick Kuhl/Flickr
You like to eat, don’t you? Well, some of the best produce in our nation comes from Wisconsin. And thankfully we have farmers up here who know what the heck they’re doing.
Jug Jones/Flickr
No one likes to kill these critters, but they don’t seem to get the hint that we don’t want them in our homes. Warfarin was developed in Wisconsin.
401(K) 2012/Flickr
We can all agree that Social Security isn’t a whole lot of money, but the fact that you get something from the government is more than you get in most nations. The idea developed in Wisconsin.
liz west/Flickr
Wisconsin is the nation’s leading provider of cranberries. I am sure looking forward to some fresh Wisconsin cranberries for Thanksgiving.
Jim Bowen/Flickr
We obviously have readers from both sides of the aisle, but we can agree that the Republican party as it was founded–to combat slavery–contributed a lot to America. It was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin.
pointnshoot/Flickr
I bet you guys eat one of these from time to time (or every day). Yeah, it was a Wisconsinite who invented the hamburger.
Taco R/Flickr
This is probably the best dessert ever. Who decided to put chocolate sauce over ice cream? None other than a man from Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Thirteen of Clubs/Flickr
This one is super serious. People actually have a second chance at life because of the work pioneered by a University of Wisconsin researcher.
Kevin Hale/Flickr
Invented in Two Rivers (man, there is something about Two Rivers) the clothes dryer is appreciated by people everywhere. Using a clothesline is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Pedro Cerqueira/Flickr
Repeat after me: Happy cows DO NOT come from California. Do you see restaurants featuring a cheesy dish saying “Made with Real California cheese?” I don’t think so.
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