Wisconsin produces the entire ginseng grown in the United States, which accounts for roughly 10% of the world’s supply.
Wisconsin prohibited the sale and use of margarine starting from 1895 to 1967.
The first rural free delivery of mail in Wisconsin began in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1896.
The largest woolly mammal to have ever been excavated was discovered in Kenosha.
Wisconsin is the no.1 exporter of cranberries, sweet corn, and ginseng in the United States.
Wisconsin is the no.1 producer of cheese in the US, and ranks second in terms of the best milk producers.
Wisconsin is the only American state offering a Master Cheese maker program.
The Wisconsin Dells boasts the most number of water parks in a single area in the whole world.
Wisconsin has more than 15,000 lakes and 13,500 miles of navigable streams and rivers.
William Harley and the Davidson brothers (Walter and Arthur) build their first motorcycle in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In 1882 the first hydroelectric plant in the world was built at Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.
The first successful snowmobile was invented by Carl Eliason in Sayner, Wisconsin in 1924.
The first snowplow in the United States was used in Wisconsin in 1847.
The Sputnik satellite crashed in a farm field near Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1962.
The largest experimental aviation event in the world is the EAA Fly-In at Oshkosh.
The Summerfest, held in Milwaukee, attracts some 1 million visitors every year.
Gravity Hill in Wisconsin is a spot where cars coast uphill.
The first jukebox was invented and built in Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1889 by Louis Glass and William S. Arnold.
On August 20, 1994, a white buffalo calf called Miracle was born on a farm in Janesville, Wisconsin.
The Wind Point Lighthouse in Racine is the tallest tower still standing on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes. It was constructed in 1880.
The white Wisconsin cottage, in Green Bay, which was built in 1673, is the oldest extant residence in Wisconsin.
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