# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=102 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 103 --- ## [Bush league or Busch league or either?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-league-or-busch-league-or-either/525837)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-league-or-busch-league-or-either/525837 "2024-02-11T09:34:22Z")
I recently come upon an argument ongoing on another message board. One of the poster’s referred to some amateurish behavior as “bush league”. Another poster, who was defending the behavior, also decided to chide the or… --- ## [Intranasal odor of acetaminophen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-odor-of-acetaminophen/216626)
**Author:** [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intranasal-odor-of-acetaminophen/216626 "2024-01-29T23:54:35Z")
When I take acetaminophen (usually Tylenol, usually extra-strength gel-tabs), about 15-30 minutes afterwards I become aware of a strange smell. This has happened to me as long as I can remember, and it happens EVERY tim… --- ## [Nuisance Dust in fire extinguishers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuisance-dust-in-fire-extinguishers/90628)
**Author:** [@FyreFiend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FyreFiend)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuisance-dust-in-fire-extinguishers/90628 "2024-02-10T01:09:50Z")
Hello, We had a small electrical fire in our kitchen today that I put out with a small fire extinguisher. Thankfully everyone’s alright and there was no real damage. Right now we’re cleaning up the mess left over from f… --- ## [Should I be getting a W-2 from 7-Eleven even though I only worked there 2 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-getting-a-w-2-from-7-eleven-even-though-i-only-worked-there-2-months/982657)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-getting-a-w-2-from-7-eleven-even-though-i-only-worked-there-2-months/982657 "2024-02-09T17:46:40Z")
I worked for 7-Eleven for only about two months; it just seemed a lot longer because I was doing a daily journal. Should I be expecting a W-2 from them so I can do my taxes? I haven’t gotten one yet. --- ## [Is there a way to see who unfriended on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-who-unfriended-on-facebook/997354)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-who-unfriended-on-facebook/997354 "2024-02-09T16:14:10Z")
Well, any way to see if any friends have unfollowed you? I cant find any obvious way to do that in the Facebook options, but maybe im not looking hard enough? I have too many friends on facebook to compare and contrast … --- ## [Insurrection and revolution-what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurrection-and-revolution-whats-the-difference/997308)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurrection-and-revolution-whats-the-difference/997308 "2024-02-09T09:06:38Z")
I have a bigger question that may belong in GD, but I thought I’d get better information here that might forestall it. Was George Washington’s fight against the British, (to use an example) an insurrection? --- ## [Are we going to be saved by natural hydrogen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065 "2024-02-09T02:23:32Z")
Apparently, there are deposits of hydrogen that have been naturally produced within the Earth. Will this save us from climate change? https://www.science.org/content/article/hidden-hydrogen-earth-may-hold-vast-stores-… --- ## [What is a "sheldon eel trap"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sheldon-eel-trap/997182)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sheldon-eel-trap/997182 "2024-02-09T00:19:18Z")
I saw on the news about limiting the elver harvest in Maine. I noted methods of harvest are limited to dip nets, Fyke nets and Sheldon eel traps. I can easily find examples of the first two, but I’ve not been able to f… --- ## [Is it possible to removed mirrored coating from sunglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-removed-mirrored-coating-from-sunglasses/544622)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-removed-mirrored-coating-from-sunglasses/544622 "2024-02-08T12:15:10Z")
I’ve been given some sunglasses which I really like. Thing is they’re mirrored, which is ok, but I’d rather they weren’t. I’m wondering if there is a way to remove the coating? I’m thinking maybe using a metal polish, bu… --- ## [Why did the Oregon Trail go right through perfectly fine farmland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-oregon-trail-go-right-through-perfectly-fine-farmland/997165)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-oregon-trail-go-right-through-perfectly-fine-farmland/997165 "2024-02-08T07:19:53Z")
Fourteen or so years ago I submitted a question to Cecil and actually got a reply from CKDexterHaven that my question was gonna be passed along to Cecil, with others, for possible answering in the column. He warned that … --- ## [Significance of "Al-Aqsa"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100 "2024-02-08T04:42:46Z")
Ok. I know most of you aren’t rap fans, but theres a rapper named Immortal Technique who says this “Its like the prescription pills when you misusin em nigga/ the Templar Knights, when they took Jerusalam nigga/ and fig… --- ## [Nuke 'em from orbit - it's the only way to be sure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuke-em-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/997069)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuke-em-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/997069 "2024-02-07T23:00:06Z")
How hard would it be to “nuke em from orbit”? What’s required? (Yes, I’m aware of kinetic energy weapons. Rods from God, Flying Crowbars et. al. Let’s stick with a nuke please.) --- ## [Physics of H20 / vapor / Leidenfrost Effect in kettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-h20-vapor-leidenfrost-effect-in-kettle/997195)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-h20-vapor-leidenfrost-effect-in-kettle/997195 "2024-02-07T16:12:17Z")
Hi there, random shower thought: when you boil water in an (e.g.) electric kettle - you will see air bubbles rising at the end of the boiling process (rolling boil?) I assume the gas bubbles come from the Leidenfrost … --- ## [Why are these locomotives emitting smoke intermittently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-locomotives-emitting-smoke-intermittently/997193)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-locomotives-emitting-smoke-intermittently/997193 "2024-02-06T20:30:59Z")
Referencing this video of a train starting from a dead stop on an uphill grade: Starting around 1:30, there are several points at which the locomotives put out large amounts of dense black smoke. At one p… --- ## [The letter K in Latin kalendae](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-k-in-latin-kalendae/49203)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-k-in-latin-kalendae/49203 "2024-02-06T17:06:27Z")
To this day, the Romance languages and Irish avoid using the letter\* K\*. They always use C (or “qu” in certain cases) to spell the /k/ sound. The reason for this is that the ancient Romans decided not to use K in Latin, … --- ## [Was Captain Harry S. Truman fighting anywhere near the 369th regiment at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-captain-harry-s-truman-fighting-anywhere-near-the-369th-regiment-at-the-meuse-argonne-offensive-in-1918/997189)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-captain-harry-s-truman-fighting-anywhere-near-the-369th-regiment-at-the-meuse-argonne-offensive-in-1918/997189 "2024-02-06T16:57:36Z")
Was Captain Harry S. Truman fighting anywhere near the 369th regiment at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in WWI? Did the Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division\*\* . witness black soldiers in combat? --- ## [Was there any alphanumerical designation for Black labor battalions in World War I? Was there any military alphanumerical designation for non-White soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-any-alphanumerical-designation-for-black-labor-battalions-in-world-war-i-was-there-any-military-alphanumerical-designation-for-non-white-soldiers/997192)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-any-alphanumerical-designation-for-black-labor-battalions-in-world-war-i-was-there-any-military-alphanumerical-designation-for-non-white-soldiers/997192 "2024-02-06T16:47:06Z")
Was there any alphanumerical designation for Black labor battalions in World War I? Was there any military alphanumerical designation/category for non-White soldiers ? I couldn’t find any online. --- ## [Unidentified material of mysterious extraterrestrial origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-material-of-mysterious-extraterrestrial-origin/996528)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-material-of-mysterious-extraterrestrial-origin/996528 "2024-02-05T19:25:27Z")
Let’s say I have a vial of powdery material. I know where it was collected (but that’s classified) but not how it got there. Let’s also say that I have reason to believe that this material did not originate on Earth. W… --- ## [Particle physics question re. "glueballs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/particle-physics-question-re-glueballs/997067)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/particle-physics-question-re-glueballs/997067 "2024-02-04T01:27:28Z")
Gluons are massless particles that transmit the strong nuclear force and bind quarks together. Gluons can theoretically form clumps called glueballs, which Wiki says would quickly decay. If glueballs are formed from mass… --- ## [Can a human or an animal EAT 35mm nitrate film stock (and live)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-or-an-animal-eat-35mm-nitrate-film-stock-and-live/995998)
**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-or-an-animal-eat-35mm-nitrate-film-stock-and-live/995998 "2024-02-03T22:44:26Z")
Background: nitrate film stock is flammable, impossible to extinguish, and toxic when in burns. Theoretically a nitrate film might contain a lost and sought-after movie (such as London After Midnight) but it could also b… --- ## [US Tax Question--software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tax-question-software/996937)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tax-question-software/996937 "2024-02-03T20:21:16Z")
I have health insurance, a pension, and took cash from my 401k. What tax software accommodates this? Free preferred. --- ## [Whatever happened to Leroy Moten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-leroy-moten/73688)
**Author:** [@Knight16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knight16)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-leroy-moten/73688 "2024-02-03T19:18:34Z")
I’m doing research on Viola Liuzzo who was shot and killed by Klansmen in Selma, AL in March of 1965 following the Selma Civil Rights march. Another man, Leroy Moten was in the car with her and survived. He pretended to… --- ## [If you were a time traveler what's a fast and easy way to prove that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650 "2024-02-03T04:39:10Z")
Obvious answers are “Predict an earthquake or other natural disaster” but what if you wanted to predict something immediately? Like you have access to the Internet from 24 hours in the future and there’s no sporting even… --- ## [How do I display my Chromebook on an HD TV or Monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378 "2024-02-02T19:53:27Z")
My model of Chromebook does not have HDMI out ports, which is frustrating. I’m a teacher and it was provided for me at work, but it would obviously be nice to connect it to my display screen at least once in awhile. My … --- ## [Newton impact depth and ballistic gel penetration. Why does it not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978 "2024-02-02T18:34:05Z")
In simple terms Newton’s impact depth approximation says that “For a cylindrical impactor, by the time it stops, it will have penetrated to a depth that is equal to its own length times its relative density with respect … --- ## [Hebrew (or Yiddish) translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025 "2024-02-02T14:17:01Z")
AnimatedAnimated movie “Gay Purr-ee” (1962). Featuring the vocal talents of (among others) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, and Red Buttons. The FQ: At 1:10:07 there are newspaper accounts in differ… --- ## [How, exactly, do Airtags work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317 "2024-02-02T02:12:02Z")
I’ve read some articles that say Airtags use Bluetooth technology and Apple’s ‘extensive network’ to track them, but I’m not sure exactly how they work. I know that if I connect a device to my computer, I need to pair i… --- ## [Can any convex quadrilateral be folded exactly in half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358 "2024-02-01T23:16:57Z")
That is, without any gaps or overlap? This is of course trivially simple for squares, rectangles, rhombuses and kites. As for parallelograms, some time ago I posted here about an alternate way of folding rectangles in h… --- ## [Name of a Photographer of NYC at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-photographer-of-nyc-at-night/996076)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-photographer-of-nyc-at-night/996076 "2024-02-01T18:32:17Z")
I saw a series of remarkable black and white photos of NYC at night. Central Park and skyscrapers. These were taken in the 30’s or 40’s - 50’s? by a famous photographer and while there are scads of pictures online, I … --- ## [Is printing money free money or debt the government has to pay off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-printing-money-free-money-or-debt-the-government-has-to-pay-off/996599)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-printing-money-free-money-or-debt-the-government-has-to-pay-off/996599 "2024-02-01T14:19:03Z")
That link says Bureau of Engraving & Printing is where money is printed and send to the Federal Reserve System. And that there is $2 trillion worth of Federal Reserve notes in circulation. So that say the government s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=103)