Today is National Wisconsin Day

Today is National Wisconsin Day, so if you live in Wisconsin, it is a day to celebrate! So, let's learn about some of the silly laws and interesting facts which make Wisconsin special. Did you know in Wisconsin it is illegal to . . . 

• Camp in a covered wagon on a public highway.
• To throw snowballs at any other person or at, in or into any building, street, sidewalk, alley, highway, park, playground, or other public place within the city.
• It’s illegal to play checkers in public because it’s illegal to say "king me." 

You will find more silly laws at this link. Now for some interesting facts about Wisconsin. Did you know . . . 

• Wisconsin was the 30th state to be accepted into the union of the U.S.
• After the Ice Age, it was inhabited by large animals such as mammoths, mastodons, and giant beavers, which the Native people hunted.
• It is known as the Dairy Land as Wisconsin is the number one producer of cheese in the United States.
• Yellow margarine which looked like butter was illegal in Wisconsin from 1895 to 1967. The ban has since been lifted, however, certain restrictions still apply.
• William Harley and brothers Walter and Arthur Davidson built the first motorcycle in Wisconsin.

You will find more interesting facts at this link.