Let's go deep behind the "Cheddar Curtain" for some bizarre facts about our neighbors to the north. These are all true, but you will question EVERYTHING about Wisconsin after reading this...Let's start with a town full of trolls. MOVOTO

  • Mt Horeb, Wi - Is full of TROLLS - The main road through town is actually called the "Trollway."
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  • Wisconsin is the only state to offer a Master Cheesemaker program - No surprise here
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  • The "cheesehead" hat actually debuted at a Brewers, not a Packers, game - Didn't know this one.
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  • Wisconsin was the first to institute a statewide income tax - WTH guys, thanks a lot. 
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  • Wisconsin repealed its laws enforcing Prohibition in 1929 - Beating the rest of the country by a few years.
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    • The Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw Festival, held is the world's largest celebration of bovine fecal matter - ONLY is Wisconsin.
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    Also worth noting, Schlitz, the “beer that made Milwaukee famous,” is now made in California.

    Willows, Wisconsin is the birthplace of the Barbie doll. Ken is actually from Minnesota and is a huge Vikings fan. That's why they divorced early, that and Ken's love for He-Man. (All of that is made up, but roll with it at work today).

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