Well, keeping in mind that the original idea of the thread was things that your state or nation has contributed to make the world a better place, I'm not certain "whoop ass" qualifies, unless it was whoop ass directed at someone really evil.

However, as my "people" are from Virginia (starting in about 1623), I'll contribute a few things that I think do apply:

Virginia contributed:  Lewis and Clark, Booker T. Washington, Walter Reed (who discovered the cause of yellow fever this helping in its treatment and cure), both Sam Houston and Steven Austin (who helped to found the Republic of Texas and bring us the best chili ever), and more Presidents of the US than you can shake a stick at  .... although I leave it up to others to decide which among them ever contributed anything that improved the world).

Could be worse, could be raining.