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.
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2 General Mills headquartered in Golden Valley created these awesome cereals AND...
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3 Green Giant Veggies, not to mention...
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4 Betty Crocker! First cake mix and so much more deliciousness!
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5 The crispy crust frozen pizza - brought to you by the Totino couple.
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6 The bundt pan from Nordic Ware.
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7 The automatic pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite in Stillwater.
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8 3M's Post-its plus...
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9 Sandpaper and...
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10 Scotch Tape!
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11 Twister! Maker of silly memories. Reyn Guyer made it along with...
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12 The Nerf ball! Supposedly indoor safe but kids will always find a way to break things!
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13 The furnace thermostat! Thanks Honeywell!
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14 The game of Cootie! Who remembers this one?
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15 Electronic autopilot - Not to be confused with Otto.
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16 Rollerblades - originally created to practice hockey during the off-season. Should we really be surprised?
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17 The automatically retracting seatbelt! A staple for modern cars.
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18 Alvin! The first deep-sea submersible capable of holding passengers!
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19 The first wearable pacemaker!
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20 Oxygen masks for commercial airplanes.
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21 The snowblower for personal use. Again, Minnesotans shouldn't be too surprised by this one!
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