Wisconsin

Minnesota Struggles in Latest 'Nerd' Rankings

Nerd 1 The word 'nerd' has taken on a significantly less pejorative connotation over the last decade or so. Henceforth, nerds themselves — while once maligned and stigmatized socially — have enjoyed something of a Nerd Renaissance in recent years. (That was a nerdy way of saying nerds are kinda cool in 2014.) If you are an American nerd (like me), and you're looking for an ideal place to call home, the nerdy "researchers" at Estately have come up with a "study" to definitively determine which state is the nerdiest. According to their results, and depending on your...

Wisconsin Mummified Squirrel Revived

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Found in either the 50's or 60's, a grey squirrel (found mummified in a chimney) was given to the Marathon County Historical Society and put on display. In the mid-2000's the Yawkey House Museum. where the squirrel was displayed, was renovated and the squirrel put into storage. Now, thanks to "History in a Minute" videos, the squirrel has been revived... in popularity. The mummified squirrel really piques...