It's A Minnesota Thing!

Bob Dylan is from Minnesota. Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, MN in 1941.

Since 1905, Red Wing Shoes has been making the world's most durable boots.

Bundt cakes were popularized by Minnesota businessman H. David Dalquist in the 1950s and 60s. The official bundt pan is exclusively produced by Dalquist's company Nordic Ware, which is based in St. Louis Park, MN.

Zubaz were created in 1988 by two Minnesota bodybuilders.

Minnesota invented the enclosed shopping mall. Edina's Southdale Mall was the world's first enclosed shopping center. And of course there's the Mall of America.

Jessica Biel - Minnesota created a woman beautiful enough to snag Justin Timberlake. She was born in Ely, MN in 1982.

3M, formerly the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, invented Scotch Tape. 3M also invented the Post-It Note. As well as masking tape, waterproof sandpaper, and Thinsulate.

Betty Crocker was created by Minneapolis home economist Marjorie Husted in 1921. Since then, Crocker has inspired people everywhere with her cookbooks and cake mixes.

The Twin Cities is second only to New York City for per capita theater in the U.S.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul in 1896.

Joel and Ethan Coen were born and raised in St. Louis Park, MN. Two of their most critically acclaimed films - Fargo and A Serious Man - were shot in Minnesota.

General Mills, based in Golden Valley, MN, produces Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Count Chocula, and Kix, among others.

The first Target store opened in 1962 in Roseville, MN. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis.

The world's best cake mix is made by Pillsbury, which was founded in Minnesota in 1872.

Amy Adams got her start doing dinner theater in Chanhassen, MN. In 1999, she landed a role in Drop Dead Gorgeous, which was being filmed in Minnesota.

The Mayo Clinic is the first and largest not-for-profit medical center in the world.

Praire Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Born in Anoka, MN Garrison Keillor is the unofficial mascot of Minnesota.

St. John's College football coach John Gagliardi retired in 2012 after leading the MN university's program for 60 years, amassing 489 wins.

Best Buy since 1983, was founded in Minnesota.

The Honeycrisp apple was invented at the University of Minnesota.

There's no place like home, when your home is Minnesota. Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, MN in 1922.

The Mississippi river begins at Lake Itasca in Clearwater County, MN.

Apologies to Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and many other great cities, for Minneapolis being named America's #1 bike-friendly city by Bicycling magazine.

Musician Prince Rogers Nelson born in 1958 in Minneapolis, MN.

Malt-O-Meal is headquartered in Northfield, MN.

Mom's Best brand cereals are in Lakeville, MN.

Austin, MN is home of Hormel, maker of Spam. It was a godsend to the troops overseas in the second world war.

John Madden was born in Austin, MN.

Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, MN.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show was filmed in Minneapolis, MN in the 1970’s.

Soul Asylum formed in 1983 in Minnesota.

Chad Smith, the drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, was born in Minneapolis in 1961.

Sinclair Lewis, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature is from Sauk Center, MN.

Mary Hemingway, the fourth (and final) wife of Ernest Hemingway was from Bemidji, MN.

Actress Jessica Lange is from Cloquet, MN. She lives in MN now with actor Sam Shepherd.

Movie star Jane Russell is from Bemidji, MN.

Aviator Charles Lindbergh grew up in Little Falls, MN. His father was a MN Congressman in the turn of the century.

Grain Belt, Surly and Summit, Hamms, and Premium Beers all come from Minnesota.

Richard Dean Anderson, star of MacGuyver, was born in Minneapolis, MN.

Kevin Sorbo, star of Hercules, was born in Mound, MN.

Winona Ryder, Shawn William Scott, Terry Gilliam, and Rachel Leigh Cook, are all from Minnesota.

The St. Paul Saints are partially owned by actor Bill Murray.

Laura Ingles Wilder/Little House on the Prairie are from Walnut Grove, MN.

The Greyhound Busline was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Minnesota has the most per capita colleges and universities.

Minnesota had the first drug and alcohol rehab center in the United States.

The infamous game The Oregon Trail was developed by MECC which is in Minnesota.

Frostbite Falls is in Minnesota, the fictional home of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Polaris Ind. ATV's, Snowmobiles as well as Arctic Cat are all made in Minnesota.

Granite from Cold Spring, MN was used to create the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. as well as other famous memorials.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale was born in Ceylon, MN.

Minnesota has raised 46 Medal of Honor recipients, far more than most states.