Name a contribution that your state/country has provided

[NothingIsEverything 1,233]

So, as the title goes, what has your state/country provided that contributed to the world? It can be something historical, factual, or something humorous. 

With me, being from Virginia, my state's greatest contribution is Lamb of God. Being from Richmond, they are one of my favorite bands of all time and one of the pioneers of new American metal.

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

Aside from having one of the fastest growing cities, Arizona provides copper, and heatstroke to tourists who don't realize summer in Arizona is literally hell on earth. Oh and a national park every American has heard of.

[The Kaeya Simp 13,953]

Scotland's contribution is the television!

[Prometheus 3,038]

Ooft, where to start...

Well...

Spoiler

Television,
Steam Engine,
Penicillin,
Whisky,  
Golf,
Refrigerators, 
Telephones,
Flushing toilets,
 

Deep-fried Mars Bar...

& Many more.

Yep, we've done a lot over the years. Haha.

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Just now, SnakeEater said:

Ooft, where to start...

Well...

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Television,
Steam Engine,
Penicillin,
Whisky,  
Golf,
Refrigerators, 
Telephones,
Flushing toilets,
 

Deep-fried Mars Bar...

& Many more.

Yep, we've done a lot over the years. Haha.

Well we need to put our mind to inventing things because of the weather here

[Dust-Shot 122]

Mici

Probably the only thing going on any Romanian's head right now.

[Passion 3,478]

Pope John Paul II

Winged Hussars!

Europe safety in medieval/post-medieval times :x

Witcher 3 xD?

"On the revolutions of celestial spheres" - you annoying flat earthers :x

Polonium and Radium.

Petroleum lamps and first oil "mines".

Cracking the WW II Enigma codes.

[Meson Bolt 2,647]

Well, specifically one that applies to me. Since I enlisted into the Army in Texas, I'm qualified for the Hazlewood Act, which gives me, my (future) spouse, and my (future) children up to 150 hours of tuition exemption for most colleges in the state. Which is pretty darn nice, actually, since it stacks with my GI bill that I got for enlisting in the first place.

[Clod 8,293]

Massachusetts had a pretty good part in starting the country, so there's that.

[Oleks 1,983]

The guy who designed rocket engines that launched the first sputnik and the first man into space.

Also, the guy who arranged Carol of the Bells.

[Gernia 690]

Pennsylvania was pretty important to founding the United States of America.

[碇 シンジン 27,427]

sauna

clash of clans

angry birds

nokia

[The Kaeya Simp 13,953]

Rockstar Games 

(YER WELCOME!)

[Scrubbed user 3,415]

Last year's Indycar champion, Josef Newgarden.

[Dashy 4 Ever 4,832]

56 minutes ago, Dust-Shot said:

Mici

Probably the only thing going on any Romanian's head right now.

WAIT A MINUTE!!! YOUR ROMANIAN?! SO AM I!!!

Well, Romania has these to offer:

Dacia

Food

Some cool inventors (We have a Romanian who invented the fountain pen)

[Dust-Shot 122]

What?! Nice to meet you! Have a mititel!

[StrawCherry 1,673]

.....windmills.....?  

[Dashy 4 Ever 4,832]

Just now, Dust-Shot said:

What?! Nice to meet you! Have a mititel!

Multumesc frumous!! O, ce zi minunata!! 

I can't belive this!!!

[The Recherche 29,965]

2 Words: Old Bay~! 

Or Harriet Tubman, if you prefer~! 

[Dust-Shot 122]

Nici eu!(umplutura de text)

[SharpWit 2,472]

First full scale Plutonium production reactor in the world

Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks

Some damn fine musicians, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Jimi Hendrix, Kenny Loggins, Steve Miller, Kurt Cobaine

Oh and the original caped crusader, Adam West.

[Dust-Shot 122]

Also, we have the first gymnast to get a perfect ten at gymnastics and Simona Halep, was once 1st on WTA.

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The long list of German contributions include but are not limited to...

the car

santa claus

kepler's law of planetary motion

the discovery of Uranus

50% credit for blue jeans (an american has the other half)

gummy bears

hamburgers

kindergarten

hansel and gretel

recyclable paper

magazines

tape recorders

the washing machine and laundry detergent

mp3

flamethrowers

ballistic missiles (not to proud of that one, sorry folks)

harmonica

microphone

x-ray

health insurance

accident insurance

modern christmas trees

the easter bunny

protestantism

the fahrenheit temperature scale (though we no longer use it)

the paralympic games

cruise ships

teddy bears

motorcycles

helicopters

and the phrase "when in Rome, do as the Romans"

so yeah i don't we contributed that much  

[King of Canterlot 9,588]

Let's see, Minnesota was where F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896, and he wrote The Great Gatsby, currently my all-time favorite book and an American Classic 

[Envy 5,998]

Oklahoma contributed um... uh... well... to Country music? Yuck. We're better of without that and Oklahoma altogether, to be honest.

I suppose David Gates of the band 'Bread' - one of my top favorite Soft Rock groups - came from the state, and that's neat. I've never really listened to his solo work, though.