Each state has its own unique and simply strange laws on the books. In Minnesota, some of the weirdest laws in the state include mosquitos being a public nuisance and a ban on hitchhiking.

It’s a descriptor Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz famously used against Republicans even before becoming Vice President Harris’ running mate. In this year's presidential campaign, "weird" is inescapable.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been all over the news, as has the term "Minnesota nice." It’s a stereotype born from a culture of kindness and politeness and gives words like "weird" extra weight.

Updated September 03, 2024 at 17:27 PM ET. FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Weird. It’s a descriptor Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz famously used against Republicans even before becoming Vice President Harris ...

Minnesota weird “It's very layered language,” says Black, a middle school geography teacher from Minneapolis. “I took it as like, this is his polite, Midwestern way of saying, ...