Minneapolis St facts
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During the 1890 census, Minneapolis and St. Paul kidnapped each other's census takers to keep either city from outgrowing the other.
When Archbishop Robert Carlson, who served in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and was involved in handling sexual abuse cases for 15 years, was asked if he knew in 1984 that it was a crime for a priest to engage in sex with a child, answered "I’m not sure if I did or didn’t"
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In May 1965, Minnesota’s “Twin Cities” were on different times for two weeks when St. Paul and Minneapolis disagreed on when to start Daylight Saving Time.
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St. Paul is Minnesota's capital city and its largest city is Minneapolis.
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The Rivalry Between Minneapolis and St. Paul Became So Intense in 1890 that Each City was Kidnapping/Arresting One Another's Census Takers so Neither Would Outgrow The Other.
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The biggest Somali community in the United States is in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
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Major cities that the Mississippi Rover passes through include Minneapolis, St. Paul, La Crosse, Quad Cities, St. Louis, Memphis, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.
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That, in the 1970s, a Maoist organisation tried to use physical force to take control of food co-ops in Minneapolis and St. Paul
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The world's largest urban population of Hmong people is in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St Paul area)
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British consulates in Chicago, Kansas, St Louis and Minneapolis received roses on the 1st of August for 48 years from an unknown person. This is to celebrate the Battle of Minden where according to myth, British troops decorated their uniforms with roses.
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A Minneapolis businessman dug a tunnel for a spillway under the Mississippi River from Hennepin Island to St. Anthony Falls which collapsed and caused 7 yrs of economic hardship for the city.
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