The first Automatic Pop-up toaster was marketed in June 1926 by McGraw Electric Co. in Minneapolis, Minnesota under the name Toastmaster. The retail price was $13.50.
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Minnesota's waters flow outward in three directions: north to Hudson Bay in Canada, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
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There are 201 Mud Lakes, 154 Long Lakes, and 123 Rice Lakes commonly named in Minnesota.