The first pancake mix in a box was made by Pearl Milling Company, but soon other companies would follow such as Pillsbury and General Mills, which came out with the multipurpose Bisquick in 1931.

In 1988, Pussy Galore released a tape covering the entire Exile on Main Street. Not long after that, the Minneapolis trio Zuzu's Petals performed their own cover of a Stones song at the 400 Club.

The building for the old Minnesota Club is now occupied by a restaurant

dedicated to Herb Brooks. The St. Paul Athletic Club building now

hosts wedding receptions and special events, and guests can stay

in its boutique hotel.

The Music Man got his start in Rock Island, Illinois. The horns

he sold likely came from Elkhart Indiana, the drums from Gretsch,

the pianos from Wurlitzer and the violins from a Sears catalog.

Rod McKuen was one of the best selling poets of the late twentieth century and recorded hundreds of albums both singing and reading poetry. His also introduced Belgian singer Jacques Brel to a wider audience by translating many of his lyrics into English.

Lynn Throckmorton was known for his research comparing the evolutionary speed

of fruit flies, but from 1986 until his death in 2009, his academic career

appears to be lost.

The word "Man", was used as a form of greeting back in the 16th century, but in the contemporary U.S. it most likely comes from African American jazz musicians. Willie Mays inspired a song by The Treniers and a generation to say "Hey" instead of "Hi".

The term Fanzine was coined in 1940 to distinguish fan created publications from professionally produced Hollywood fan mags. Later, the shortened term zine became associated with a punk rock DIY aesthetic and often featured interviews with iconoclastic musicians like Weasel Walter.

As part of an effort to integrate Milwaukee schools, in 1976 Rufus King High School became a magnet school focused on college prep and welcomed students from far away suburbs, including Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes.

The National Autonomous University of Mexico became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2007. A lesser known attraction, also located in Mexico City's Coyoacán borough, is the home of film director El Indio Fernández.