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Fun Fact
This Minnesota Company invented Post-it Notes.
What is 3M? Do you know what the 3M's stand for?
scientist at 3M in the United States, attempted to develop a super-strong adhesive. Instead, he accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive for the aerospace industry.
3M—originally incorporated as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
The dandelion is often called the "Irish daisy."
What is TRUTH.
Some believe that dandelions may be able to tell you if you're loved. Legend has it that, if you can blow all the seeds off a dandelion with a single breath, then the person you love will love you back. If seeds remain, then the object of your affection may have reservations about their feelings toward you.
The tops from dandelions are used in salads and as a cooking green. It's root may have medicinal value and is often used for such purposes. Have you ever heard of dandelion wine?
TRUE OR FALSE...Easter is celebrated on the same date each year.
What FALSE? The date of Easter Sunday is on the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox on the 21st March.
"What's Up, Doc?"
Who is Bugs Bunny?
there are _____muscles in a cats ear
5. 15. 24. 32
There are 32 muscles in a cat’s ear.
This feature is what allows cats to swivel and rotate their ears so that they can pinpoint the source of a noise. But what's more incredible is that they can move each ear independently and rotate them 180 degrees!
This animal is the mascot for the University of Minnesota.
What is Gopher or Golden Gopher?
The shamrock is the official emblem of Ireland.
What is BLARNEY? Do you know what the official emblem is?
The harp is Ireland's official national emblem. It appears on the Presidential Seal, passports, official documents and Irish coins
In the song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" he's got colored eggs for who?
Who is sister Sue? Can we remember the words to this song?
They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
knuckles. Cheek bones. Knee caps. Brain
What is knee caps? A baby is born without them.
Instead the cartilage starts to turn into bone when the baby becomes a toddler (or around 2 years old). Babies are born with a lot more cartilage than adults have. As they age the cartilage begins to turn into bone. This process is not fast and takes the better part of 4 years. This means that babies are born without kneecaps and most kids don’t have a kneecaps until they are about 6 years old.
This processed meat product is manufactured in Austin, MN.
What is SPAM...YUCKY
The Chicago River is dyed green on St. Patrick’s Day.
What is TRUTH? The tradition was started in 1961, the year I was born...that was a long time ago.
Who rolled away the stone from the mouth of the grave in which Jesus had been placed?
Who is an Angel? Matthew 28 says, "Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat down on it."
"Sufferin' Succotash!"
Who is Sylvester the Cat?
I never outgrow the pool in which I live?
shark. Otter. Alligator. Hippo
What is a Crocodile? That means that if you put a baby croc in an aquarium, it would be little for the rest of its life. If the crocs are in the wild they will get up and move to a larger pool when they out grow it. However if they are in an enclosure they will only grow to a certain size which will be determined by the size of the enclosure. Fish are also lke this. If the tiny tropical fish that one keeps in a tank were released back in to th rivers and lakes or put in much larger tanks they would also grow to be a lot bigger. Gold fish
I am the official fish of Minnesota.
What is the Walleye?
The walleye became the official state fish in 1965. This popular fish is found throughout Minnesota in lakes and rivers.
The national color of Ireland is green.
What is BLARNEY? What color do you think it is?
In fact, blue is still one of the official national colours of Ireland today, but you don't see much of it flying around on the most Irish day .
The first Of these were designed to give it an appearance of a birds nest.
What is Easter basket?
"Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbit. Heh, heh, heh, heh."
Who is Elmer Fudd?
The average chocolate bar has 8 of me.
What is insect legs? Anybody want a chocolate bar?
I am a MN attraction, I’m the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.
What is The Mall of America in Bloomington
Mall of America became the largest shopping mall in total area and largest in total store vendors in the United States when it opened. The Mall of America's 42 million annual visitors equal roughly eight times the population of the state of Minnesota. As of 2015, the mall employed over 11,000 workers year-round and 13,000 during peak seasons.[18]
St. Patrick was a sheepherder before becoming a missionary.
What is TRUTH? During his captivity as a slave, he was a sheepherder in the mountains of Ireland. He escaped and fled to Britain. He later became a bishop.
Each year nearly 90 million of these are made.
What is chocolate bunnies?
K"Th-Th-That's All, Folks!"
Who is Porky Pig?
True or False… Donald Duck was banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants
June 9 is Donald Duck’s birthday, and a long-standing rumor claims the character was banned in Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.
But that's not exactly true. It started back in the 1970s when a politician proposed a cash-strapped Finish city stop purchasing Donald Duck comics for a youth center.
When his re-election came around, his opponent called him, "The man who banned Donald Duck."
He ended up losing and some tabloid news outlets twisted the story into Donald being banned for not wearing pants.
By the way, Donald Duck debuted in the Disney cartoon "The Wise Little Hen" on June 9, 1934.