. . . according to Wisconsin yarns, Wisconsin contains more ghosts per square mile than any other state in the nation.
. . . the Fox River is one of the few rivers in the nation that flow north.
. . . nearly 21 million gallons of ice cream are consumed by Wisconsinites each year.
. . . Green Bay is known as the "Toilet Paper Capital" of the world.
. . . the first ice cream sundae was concocted in Two Rivers in 1881.
. . . practically all the natural lakes in Wisconsin have resulted from glaciers.
. . . famous Wisconsinites include Kathy Kinney ("Mimi" on the Drew Carey Show, from Stevens Point), artist Georgia O'Keefe (from Sun Prairie), Gary Burhoff (Radar O'Reilly of M*A*S*H fame), Bob Uecker (sportscaster/former Milwaukee Brewer, from Milwaukee), magician Harry Houdini (raised in Appleton), author Thornton Wilder (born in Madison) and Amy Pietz ("Annie" on Caroline in the City, from Oak Creek).