16 Intriguing Facts about Iowa | Fast Facts

[@flickcentergaming680]

Amana=uh-MAN-uh not uh-MON-uh. Great video though! I appreciate that you had some of the lesser-known facts about Iowa in here and not just the standard trivia.

[@benjohncarlso]

I was going to point that out and also the Loess hills is pronounced "Luss" hills

[@DotheImpossible-n5t]

The Iowa Capitol building is very beautiful. If you go see it, check out the spiral staircases in the Law library there

[@annier6]

The Old Capitol building in Iowa City was the last territorial capitol of Iowa from 1840, and continued as the state capitol when Iowa became a state in 1846 until the government moved to Des Moines in 1857.

[@elmarko9051]

More amazing facts. Longest, largest, and oldest organized bike tour, RAGBRAI, calls Iowa home. Northeast Iowa has a driftless region that was missed by the glaciers in the last Ice Age. The Des Moines glacier was the namesake for the furthest point south that glacier reached. At one point, Iowa had the highest literacy of all states, not sure that's true anymore. Iowa is also #1 in hog production of all states.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

mlb game was not on original field. it was on a new larger field by it. i once played on original field in the 90s. ive skied at sundown in dubuque and been to hoover musem in west branch.

[@annier6]

I took my boys to see the movie when it was in Dubuque in 1989 and then drove to Dyersville and played on the field. It was kind of a rainy day and we were the only ones there when Don Lansing came out to say hello. What a cool day that was.

[@Lasertrac]

Fact; the bread slicer was invented in Davenport, along with the practice of Chiropractic. Iowa also contains 99 counties, which promotes more localized control.

[@deborahlozano7134]

Any no GMO organic corn?

[@Cavemanjason]

I'm sad that the Grotto of the Redemption is not listed. Otherwise, wow my state is really boring.

[@Nick-rl1jc]

The MLB did not play on the original ball field. The MLB built another field at the farm.

[@vilstef6988]

Loess=luss

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

You forgot some clown facts that relate to Iowa. That of 7 facts.

[@kirkmoody6109]

Luss hills not Lois hills

[@luxum.5342]

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