1) Apparently, John Denver lived here with his wife, Annie, from 1968-1971, during which he wrote some of his biggest hits, including “Country Roads.” The Replacements’ Paul Westerburg still lives here. Craig Finn of the Hold Steady lives here, and the song by that group, “Hornets! Hornets!” is a reference to the doofy high school mascot, a… well, a hornet. It’s not very threatening. It does have fangs.

2) It is, oddly, the home of Dairy Queen headquarters. Shouldn’t that be in Texas? I mean, really?

3) There are many unusual athletes who live or have lived in Edina: Kirby Puckett, Olympic hockey player Jenny Potter, Adam Goldberg, wrestler Ric Flair (there seems to be a lot of that around here), George Mikan, Lou Nanne, Mardy Fish, and a LOT of skiers.

4) The city isn’t that big, but maintains 44 parks, three indoor ice rinks and about a dozen outdoor hockey rinks, a water park, two public golf courses and a “golf dome” (whatever that is). The 70-meter ski jump, though, is in the next town.

5) The High School has a 98% graduation rate, and 85% of the students go on to finish college within 5 years.

6) A bunch of movies were shot here (including parts of Fargo), most of which seem to involve winter sports.

7) America’s first indoor mall, Southdale, is here, and there is an even fancier mall across the street.

8) Liquor is only sold in municipally-owned stores, which then fund youth activities, creating some strange incentives. Drink for the kids!