# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1042 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1043 --- ## [Hitler's public speaking skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-public-speaking-skills/723305)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-public-speaking-skills/723305 "2015-09-14T18:43:12Z")
It’s always said that Hitler was an amazing public speaker, that his ability to rile up and incite an audience was his greatest skill. I think history does reflect that his public speaking abilities were, if nothing els… --- ## [Another Kim Davis Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kim-davis-question/730697)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kim-davis-question/730697 "2015-09-14T18:23:00Z")
Does Kim Davis have the \*\*\*authority \*\*\*to fire all of the deputies in her office who don’t agree with her? I’m not saying they couldn’t immediately sue the County and win their jobs back in court, but does she have the … --- ## [Every time I use Siri/the Msoft equivalent to dial the phone, does Apple/Msoft get free metadata?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-i-use-siri-the-msoft-equivalent-to-dial-the-phone-does-apple-msoft-get-free-metadata/731107)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-i-use-siri-the-msoft-equivalent-to-dial-the-phone-does-apple-msoft-get-free-metadata/731107 "2015-09-14T17:55:30Z")
So I placed an order for the iPhone 6s Plus, whose major pain in the ass is that it’s too big for one hand manipulation use, despite nifty interface get arounds. But for many tasks–more and more as the capabilities of S… --- ## [Are there any homeopathic remedies that have been discontinued due to negative research results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-homeopathic-remedies-that-have-been-discontinued-due-to-negative-research-results/730551)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-homeopathic-remedies-that-have-been-discontinued-due-to-negative-research-results/730551 "2015-09-14T17:30:07Z")
It’s a simple question really. Many homeopaths and their national organisations like to promote themselves and their practice as scientific or at least supported by science. They are accused of bolstering that claim by c… --- ## [The Syrian refugee crisis: why now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-syrian-refugee-crisis-why-now/730672)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-syrian-refugee-crisis-why-now/730672 "2015-09-14T13:11:50Z")
The Syrian civil war has been going on since 2011, and ISIS presumably started causing trouble not long after that started. The news of the day is about the massive exodus of civilian refugees from Syria into Europe by … --- ## [How does dry dog food work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dry-dog-food-work/731194)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dry-dog-food-work/731194 "2015-09-14T13:00:24Z")
It’s made with meat, but doesn’t spoil for months. What’s up with that? --- ## [What Does General Relativity say About Absolute Zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-general-relativity-say-about-absolute-zero/730675)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-general-relativity-say-about-absolute-zero/730675 "2015-09-14T12:17:17Z")
I have often wondered about this-because Absolute Zero means the cessation of time. We have a clue about this, because helium 3 (which is a superfluid with no friction) is close to absolute zero-its electrons have collap… --- ## [Why isn't botulism everywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-botulism-everywhere/731174)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-botulism-everywhere/731174 "2015-09-14T05:26:58Z")
Given that botulism thrives in dented/damaged canned foods, why doesn’t it grow everywhere there is spoiled food on a surface for any extended period of weeks? Or does it not like open air and light? --- ## [Retracing the steps from neolithic to industrial age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retracing-the-steps-from-neolithic-to-industrial-age/730654)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retracing-the-steps-from-neolithic-to-industrial-age/730654 "2015-09-14T05:26:28Z")
Even though the basis of this question is fantasy, I placed this in GQ because I believe there is a factual answer or answers. So, fantasy part first. Enter futuristic dystopian storytime: Earth is a mess. Aside from… --- ## [Do any animals have the same reaction to poop that we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-animals-have-the-same-reaction-to-poop-that-we-do/730714)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-animals-have-the-same-reaction-to-poop-that-we-do/730714 "2015-09-14T04:31:10Z")
We humans REALLY don’t like the smell of poop. Our own poop. Carnivore poop. Herbivore poop. Dog poop. Bird poop. But there are plenty of animals who don’t have that reaction at all… dogs sniff it eagerly. Various creat… --- ## [Pilots can't drink tonic water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-cant-drink-tonic-water/731173)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-cant-drink-tonic-water/731173 "2015-09-14T03:47:08Z")
True? Fact floated at Rosh Hashana table talk about Brits–\>ships–\>scurvy–\>Limeys, Brits–\>colonies–\>malaria/quinine–\>Gin and tonics. Fact-spouter not brutally remonstrated with due to need to avoid accruing sins at prec… --- ## [static shock from car: how to stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-shock-from-car-how-to-stop/578574)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-shock-from-car-how-to-stop/578574 "2015-09-14T01:51:48Z")
Just bought a new Honda CRV for my wife a couple of weeks ago. We are receiving severe jolts of static electricity every time we get out of the car, the moment our hands touch the metal frame around the window. I typic… --- ## [Is Nov. 6, 2015 a public holiday in China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nov-6-2015-a-public-holiday-in-china/730343)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nov-6-2015-a-public-holiday-in-china/730343 "2015-09-14T00:58:36Z")
I’m going to be traveling in China for a few weeks this fall for work, and the person bringing me over mentioned that Nov. 6 is a new public holiday in China … but I can’t find any reference to it online at all. Has anyo… --- ## [Traffic engineers and urban planners: Why would a short stretch of street be raised two feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-engineers-and-urban-planners-why-would-a-short-stretch-of-street-be-raised-two-feet/730502)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-engineers-and-urban-planners-why-would-a-short-stretch-of-street-be-raised-two-feet/730502 "2015-09-14T00:41:48Z")
(To set up the question, I need to lay out a substantial amount of background information, so please bear with me.) At the intersection of Motor Avenue and National Boulevard, in the northeastern edge of Palms, there’s … --- ## [Jobs that combine writing skills and technical (IT) skills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-combine-writing-skills-and-technical-it-skills/730353)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-combine-writing-skills-and-technical-it-skills/730353 "2015-09-14T00:03:57Z")
I have accepted I will never be a great computer programmer. Also, unlike many other jobs, programming seems to get harder and harder while you age. However, I am quite skilled at writing. My English leaves a lot to des… --- ## [Ashes into diamonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashes-into-diamonds/729369)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashes-into-diamonds/729369 "2015-09-13T23:14:14Z")
There was a blowhard at the table next to us at dinner who told the others in his group about “a billionaire who was cremated and had his ashes - which is carbon - sent to this place where they put them under super press… --- ## [Are the Yupic included among the First Nation peoples of Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-yupic-included-among-the-first-nation-peoples-of-canada/730223)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-yupic-included-among-the-first-nation-peoples-of-canada/730223 "2015-09-13T21:01:50Z")
Hi, Are the Yupic included among the First Nation peoples of Canada? I believe they do not include tribes in the U.S. I look forward to your feedback. davidmich First Nations is a term that collectively refers to va… --- ## [40 days of starvation. Special diet to recover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-of-starvation-special-diet-to-recover/730740)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-of-starvation-special-diet-to-recover/730740 "2015-09-13T19:31:15Z")
Several of the Naked and Afraid participants survived the 40 day challenge. They were basically starving because they would go for days pretty much not eating at all and only occasionally would they catch an animal and … --- ## [Is there a practical difference between Greek default and their debt being forgiven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-practical-difference-between-greek-default-and-their-debt-being-forgiven/731122)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-practical-difference-between-greek-default-and-their-debt-being-forgiven/731122 "2015-09-13T19:16:41Z")
In both cases, investors don’t get there money and Greece will have to borrow at much higher rates. Thanks, Rob --- ## [“Conceited as he is” vs. “As he is conceited” -- These two are nuanced in meaning? If so, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conceited-as-he-is-vs-as-he-is-conceited-these-two-are-nuanced-in-meaning-if-so-how/730956)
**Author:** [@Melia\_Antiqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melia_Antiqua)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conceited-as-he-is-vs-as-he-is-conceited-these-two-are-nuanced-in-meaning-if-so-how/730956 "2015-09-13T18:05:27Z")
I’m wondering if these two phrases are somehow nuanced in meaning? Any difference at all, apart from the different word order? Thank you very much. Woman: My sister sent him some love letters, and she had the gall to si… --- ## [Transplanting trees and shrubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transplanting-trees-and-shrubs/730826)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transplanting-trees-and-shrubs/730826 "2015-09-13T17:13:32Z")
what is the best way to do this? I have purchased balled and burlapped trees before, and have had success planting them. I have also purchased and planted bare root stock and have had the same success with the plants s… --- ## [Is there a sovaldi medical tourism industry yet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sovaldi-medical-tourism-industry-yet/702503)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sovaldi-medical-tourism-industry-yet/702503 "2015-09-13T11:31:41Z")
Sovaldi is the drug that cures Hepatitis C in 90% of people, but costs about $1000 a pill and takes 12 weeks to run a course. I think most western nations are covering the use of this drug, however I believe Australias h… --- ## [Remember mixed tapes in the '80s? I want to make one of those only using today's technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-mixed-tapes-in-the-80s-i-want-to-make-one-of-those-only-using-todays-technology/730670)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-mixed-tapes-in-the-80s-i-want-to-make-one-of-those-only-using-todays-technology/730670 "2015-09-13T10:18:31Z")
But there’s a slight twist. Even a divvy such as I knows how to burn a DVD from my iTunes play list; what I want to do is more of an audio collage of sorts. Just 30 seconds or so snippets of a bunch of different things -… --- ## [WTC question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-question/730651)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc-question/730651 "2015-09-13T05:11:41Z")
A question that struck as I was reading an article this morning. Are there any estimates of the likely death toll in the World Trade Centre attacks had the towers not collapsed? In other words, all other damage remains… --- ## [Yeah, It's In Some Thread - Office 2003 and Win 8.1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-its-in-some-thread-office-2003-and-win-8-1/730768)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-its-in-some-thread-office-2003-and-win-8-1/730768 "2015-09-13T02:50:04Z")
And if you think using MS Office 2003 in 2015 -I’m still using Photoshop 4.1 (ca 1995). So - before I destroy this silly machine trying: I see there are lots of buttons that try to go to non-existent programs. All I ha… --- ## [Name of legal principle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-legal-principle/730644)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-legal-principle/730644 "2015-09-13T01:47:08Z")
What is the name of the legal principle where when something is described specifically as permissible with options A, B, and C which also means that D, E, and F are not permissible. It’s a way to describe statutory cons… --- ## [Drug Sniffing Dog Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-sniffing-dog-questions/730646)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-sniffing-dog-questions/730646 "2015-09-13T01:39:11Z")
Hypothetical Situation: Let’s say you’re driving and you’ve been stopped because of a broken tail light. The cop happens to have a drug sniffing dog in his car and asks you to wait while the dog walks around your vehicl… --- ## [Combining historical aerial photos from multiple dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-historical-aerial-photos-from-multiple-dates/730821)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-historical-aerial-photos-from-multiple-dates/730821 "2015-09-13T01:37:10Z")
Is there a tool for combining multiple historical aerial photos of the same spot, which were taken on different dates? Since the photos were taken from multiple locations in the sky, perhaps part of the tool would work … --- ## [Historically Protestant French speaking communities in Québec?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historically-protestant-french-speaking-communities-in-quebec/730913)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historically-protestant-french-speaking-communities-in-quebec/730913 "2015-09-13T00:25:14Z")
The French speaking part of Canada has always been very much dominated by the Catholic Church, even after the British took over. I wonder if there ever was a sizable number of French speaking Protestants (Huguenots) livi… --- ## [Can you safely use 380 ammo in a 38 sp revolver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-380-ammo-in-a-38-sp-revolver/644530)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-380-ammo-in-a-38-sp-revolver/644530 "2015-09-12T23:06:58Z")
I’ve wondered about this. My S&W revolver uses 38 sp. My Ruger LCP uses 380 ammo. Here’s the difference. You can’t fit a 38 sp into a 380 clip. :stuck\_out\_tongue: But is it ok to use 380 in a 38 sp revolver? It should… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1041) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1043)