1) A lodestone (a magnet) held on a string (or, ubiquitously, in
a compass) will swivel and orient itself to the earth's magnetic
field. Iron particles in cooling magmas will align themselves
similarly (aiding in analysis of plate-tectonic
palaeogeography).
2) The earth is only capable of sustaining advanced life due to
its magnetic field repulsing most of the harmful radiation in the
solar wind. I.e., you're alive due to it.
3) Aurora are a visible manifestation of the interaction of
solar radiation upon the earth's upper atmosphere as directed by
its magnetic field.