Jason E. Andersen

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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

  • Black holes

    I love space. Just thinking about the vastness of it blows my mind. When I was a youngling, I wanted to be an astronomer. And then I found out how much math is involved, and math, as you know, is hard. Still, I can consider the sheer awesomeness of our universe as an amateur. Sorry if you’re getting…

  • Many-teeted

    I’ve touched on opossums before, and how many teeth they have, but how many teets do they have? You probably never wondered such a thing and, honestly, neither did I. However, my wife (the biggest opossum fan I know) shared this fact with me earlier this week… Bonus Fun Fact: Opossums have 13 teets. Thirteen of them. That is…

  • Tilted

    Bonus Fun Fact: Next Monday, December 21st, will be the longest night of the year — the Winter Solstice. This may sound like some kind of dark prophecy, but it’s really just an astronomical fact. As the Earth hurtles through space, orbiting the sun, it does so in a tilted fashion. Specifically, 23.5 degrees of…

  • Poisonous Poinsettias(?)

    As the holidays approach, you may be confronted with a dilemma — to buy a poinsettia or not. Okay, maybe it won’t be a dilemma, or even a consideration. However, I would guess at least a few of you will have a discussion concerning this festive plant. It will probably take place in the floral…

  • When planets align

    Bonus Fun Fact: This December brings a rare astronomical sight — the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will appear as a double planet. As the planets orbit the sun, they do so at different speeds and angles (and lots of other factors). Occasionally, the positions of the planets align with our…

  • Toe tales

    Bonus Fun Fact: If you clip your toenails and find a little, rough lump on the outside of your pinky toenail, it may actually be a sixth toenail. It’s called an accessory nail and is often found on the fifth toe (commonly called the pinky toe). Not everyone has this trait, but many people do, including myself. I…

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