Jason E. Andersen

Fun facts

  • HOMES

    Bonus Fun Fact: You can remember the names of the Great Lakes by using the mnemonic…

  • COVID-19

    Bonus (not so) Fun Fact: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) now in Iowa. Remember when it was just another…

  • Psychosomatic suds

    Bonus Fun Fact: The bubbles that most soaps make don’t actually add to the cleaning power…

  • Big hair time

    On my way to work one morning, I heard on the radio that the average human…

  • Unforeseen vanilla bean

    Unforeseen vanilla bean

    Last week I learned that people are very passionate about their pizza choices. I respect that.…

  • Box tops, begone!

    I was writing a bonus fun fact about the incredible, edible vanilla bean, but then I…

  • River monks

    Bonus Fun Fact: In French, ‘des moines’ translates to ‘of the monks,’ which for the name…

  • Just your average snow

    Bonus Fun Fact: Iowa receives an average of 34.9 inches of snow per year. Oddly enough,…

  • Subtle snowflake special

    Bonus Fun Fact: Snowflakes are not merely frozen droplets of water — that’s what freezing rain…

  • Recycled mullets

    Bonus Fun Fact: Did you happen to save your calendar from 1992? If so, you’re in luck,…