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Al Franken’s mapping party trick

I was blown away by this video of Senator Al Franken freehand drawing from memory a relatively detailed map of the United States and all 50 states recently at the Minnesota State Fair. Gawker poured its predictably snarky haterade over this party trick by calling it a “two-decade old joke” because Al Franken has done this before. However, if the reaction of the Internet to this video is any indication, clearly it’s still new and enthralling to many.