Eight things you didn't know about New Jersey

8. Will ''The Shins'' change your life? Harvard-educated Natalie Portman claimed the power of the indie band in the movie 'Garden State.'' But we lean to the Hoboken, N.J., group Yo La Tengo, which was once called the greatest band in the world by Pitchfork Media. Bill Belichick and Hillary Clinton are among those preferring Jersey guy Jon Bon Jovi.
8. Will ''The Shins'' change your life?

Harvard-educated Natalie Portman claimed the power of the indie band in the movie "Garden State.'' But we lean to the Hoboken, N.J., group Yo La Tengo, which was once called the greatest band in the world by Pitchfork Media. Bill Belichick and Hillary Clinton are among those preferring Jersey guy Jon Bon Jovi.
(Text by David Beard, Boston.com staff; Evan Agostini/AP Photo)