# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1063 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1064 --- ## [Question about Facebook API if anyone can answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebook-api-if-anyone-can-answer/727652)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebook-api-if-anyone-can-answer/727652 "2015-08-13T00:33:04Z")
So I’ve thought facebook was weird for probably a couple years now. It seems like there’s a solid rotating roster of about 10-15 people who always end up liking/commenting on my statuses. However, that’s sort of weird si… --- ## [Are there Japanese Nobles anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-japanese-nobles-anymore/624396)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-japanese-nobles-anymore/624396 "2015-08-13T00:13:03Z")
(I was just looking at the Japanese adoption thread.) In the UK we still have a Lord Sterling and various Dukes and Earls. The Queen even appoints Lord High Sheriffs. What is the condition of the Japanese nobility nowad… --- ## [US military questions (fitness, age, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-questions-fitness-age-etc/725961)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-questions-fitness-age-etc/725961 "2015-08-12T22:14:39Z")
After watching “Full Metal Jacket” on video the other day, I started wondering about fitness standards, and how the military handles a recruit that struggles, like the “Gomer Pyle” character. Of course, other questions … --- ## [The medical reasoning behind "The Sleeper Hold"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-medical-reasoning-behind-the-sleeper-hold/187321)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-medical-reasoning-behind-the-sleeper-hold/187321 "2015-08-12T21:40:05Z")
I’m sure you all have heard of it. The Sleeper Hold, where you grab someone from behind, put your arm around their neck (their chin is at your elbow) and momentarily squeeze, then WUP! they pass out. How does this work… --- ## [The way the brain works remembering things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-brain-works-remembering-things/727577)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-brain-works-remembering-things/727577 "2015-08-12T19:45:16Z")
A couple days ago, I was trying to remember the word ‘drum’ (not the instrument, the thing you store stuff in). I couldn’t think of ‘drum,’ but my brain thought of all the synonyms and near-synonyms (barrel, vat, caniste… --- ## [Was it traditional for chemists who discovered new drugs to dose themselves with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-traditional-for-chemists-who-discovered-new-drugs-to-dose-themselves-with-it/727594)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-traditional-for-chemists-who-discovered-new-drugs-to-dose-themselves-with-it/727594 "2015-08-12T18:42:19Z")
I don’t remember \ I read it, but I remember reading that the chemist who discovered burprenorphine a synthetic partial agonist opioid went through a traditional first dosing of a human at a local hospital and he r… --- ## [Ferguson Inquiry: Did The DOJ release a Report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-inquiry-did-the-doj-release-a-report/727549)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-inquiry-did-the-doj-release-a-report/727549 "2015-08-12T18:39:01Z")
After the killing in Ferguson, Eric Holder sent a team of FBI agents into town, to investigate the charges of racism (by the Ferguson PD). Was the final report on this issued? what were the conclusions? --- ## [Catholic Confession Questions:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-confession-questions/727058)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-confession-questions/727058 "2015-08-12T16:44:57Z")
Is there a set time after committing mortal sin in which to confess. Is your soul in jeopardy if you miss the next available confession with plans to go to the one after that? Are some mortal sins different than others… --- ## [A Question For Swedes-Assimilation of Immigrants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-swedes-assimilation-of-immigrants/727546)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-swedes-assimilation-of-immigrants/727546 "2015-08-12T16:08:17Z")
My question is: Sweden has taken in hundreds of thousands of people from different cultures, including large numbers of muslims. has anyone studied how quickly these people have assimilated into Seedish society? for ex… --- ## [Pennsylvania Commonwealth University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-commonwealth-university/727604)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-commonwealth-university/727604 "2015-08-12T15:09:18Z")
Anyone know why Penn State is actually not Penn Commonwealth? Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Massachusetts are all commonwealths, not states. And while the practical difference is zero from what I can tell, for s… --- ## [How do birds generate forward thrust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-generate-forward-thrust/727601)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-generate-forward-thrust/727601 "2015-08-12T13:05:30Z")
It is obviously related to the birds’ wing flaps – but what is the physics behind this? That is, how are birds able to move forward by beating their wings? --- ## [Red vs Blue light sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-vs-blue-light-sources/706218)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-vs-blue-light-sources/706218 "2014-12-07T00:08:57Z")
I have always noted a perceptional difference between blue and red light. From a distance of several meters, red light emitted from, say, a small rounded LED, always appears sharp and retains its rounded shape, while blu… --- ## [Getting a DUI for riding a bicycle while drunk. Is this a common thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-dui-for-riding-a-bicycle-while-drunk-is-this-a-common-thing/727341)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-dui-for-riding-a-bicycle-while-drunk-is-this-a-common-thing/727341 "2015-08-12T04:52:15Z")
A few months ago an acquaintance of mine needed to go to the grocery store. He was drunk so he decided to ride his bike (it was too far to walk, and he didn’t want to drive because he was inebriated). I was reading rece… --- ## [Getting lots of foot pain from standing; is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-lots-of-foot-pain-from-standing-is-this-normal/727428)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-lots-of-foot-pain-from-standing-is-this-normal/727428 "2015-08-12T03:22:45Z")
So now that I’m working again, I’m spending a lot of time on my feet. But after only a few hours, it hurts like hell! Just from standard standing and walking, my feet burn like fire. I have no idea if this is just normal… --- ## [Can't get iPhone 6 to record 1920x1080 HD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-iphone-6-to-record-1920x1080-hd/727498)
**Author:** [@TheUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUser)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-get-iphone-6-to-record-1920x1080-hd/727498 "2015-08-12T01:53:18Z")
Can someone help me, my iPhone 6 videos come out as small .MOV files with the resolution 568x320. I need to record 1920x1080 HD video. Where or how do I set it? Believe it or not, I scoured the web and couldn’t find any… --- ## [In the same vain or vein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-same-vain-or-vein/185483)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-same-vain-or-vein/185483 "2015-08-12T00:48:32Z")
“In the same vein” “In the same vain” Which is the correct form of this transitional phrase? (search turned up nada) Bonus points for cites! --- ## [Windows 10 upgrade woes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade-woes/727330)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-upgrade-woes/727330 "2015-08-11T23:33:45Z")
I upgraded my Windows 7 Home Premium machine to Windows 10. On what was probably the final reboot, the machine comes up showing the Windows 10 logo. Below that is the little circle chasing its own tail, then it all fades… --- ## [iTunes question: joining tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-question-joining-tracks/727574)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-question-joining-tracks/727574 "2015-08-11T22:10:48Z")
Is it no longer possible to join tracks when downloading from a CD? --- ## [Can a drunk person show a lot of self-control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-drunk-person-show-a-lot-of-self-control/727343)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-drunk-person-show-a-lot-of-self-control/727343 "2015-08-11T21:45:27Z")
I almost never consume alcoholic beverages, so I’m wondering: Is it possible for a person to tell themselves beforehand, “I’m going to get really, really drunk, but must still try to seem as sober as possible” and thus c… --- ## [Golf Ball Physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-ball-physics/727381)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-ball-physics/727381 "2015-08-11T21:29:06Z")
All else being the same, will a heavier golfer hit the ball a bit farther than a lighter golfer? For convenience let’s just look at using a driver with no divots to account for. Conventional wisdom is that all that mat… --- ## [Do you actually need to keep all prescription medications in original bottles in a carryon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-need-to-keep-all-prescription-medications-in-original-bottles-in-a-carryon/727354)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-actually-need-to-keep-all-prescription-medications-in-original-bottles-in-a-carryon/727354 "2015-08-11T21:20:01Z")
Hi all, So… I’m going to Minnesota at the end of this month (Yay state fair!), and I’m trying to keep the packing down as much as possible. I realized that keeping my meds in their original bottles takes up a ridiculous… --- ## ["No possibility of parole" - can this be overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-possibility-of-parole-can-this-be-overturned/727436)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-possibility-of-parole-can-this-be-overturned/727436 "2015-08-11T16:39:49Z")
When someone is sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole, can some higher court strike this down and say, “Parole \*is \*possible?” --- ## [Disabled X-chromosome vs sex-linked hereditary diseases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-x-chromosome-vs-sex-linked-hereditary-diseases/727533)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disabled-x-chromosome-vs-sex-linked-hereditary-diseases/727533 "2015-08-11T16:29:56Z")
This Science Daily article says that in females, one of the X-chromosomes is completely and permanently inactivated during early development. This is to avoid females producing twice as many copies of proteins as males. … --- ## [What Diseases Could You Get From A Corpse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-could-you-get-from-a-corpse/727243)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-could-you-get-from-a-corpse/727243 "2015-08-11T16:27:12Z")
I read about a mortician who didn’t use proper embalming techniques and caught TB from the deceased he was preparing. What kind of diseases stick around long enough so if someone died from it, you could dig it up say a … --- ## [Strange readings on "electromagnetic radiation detector"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-readings-on-electromagnetic-radiation-detector/727265)
**Author:** [@muckalusha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muckalusha)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-readings-on-electromagnetic-radiation-detector/727265 "2015-08-11T16:24:10Z")
As a long time lurker on this website, let me first say that I’ve been a fan of Straight Dope for several years and wish to thank to all who have posted here for many educational, entertaining, and humorous exchanges. M… --- ## [Gas gauge in Saturn acting up after spark plug replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-gauge-in-saturn-acting-up-after-spark-plug-replacement/727492)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-gauge-in-saturn-acting-up-after-spark-plug-replacement/727492 "2015-08-11T16:22:19Z")
I recently put new spark plugs in my Saturn. It runs better now than it has in a while. Although I am having a strange issue with the gas gauge now. It occasionally ticks upward while I’m driving and without putting g… --- ## [Wages: $K/yr to $/hr (someone here posted a handy formula once)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wages-k-yr-to-hr-someone-here-posted-a-handy-formula-once/727442)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wages-k-yr-to-hr-someone-here-posted-a-handy-formula-once/727442 "2015-08-11T15:36:30Z")
It was here at our lovely SDMB that I once saw someone post a handy-dandy formula to convert an hourly wage to yearly salary (assuming 40hr/week) and vice versa. Whoever posted it admitted it wasn’t exact but that it wa… --- ## [Moving "stars" in the sky at night,what could they be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-stars-in-the-sky-at-night-what-could-they-be/184405)
**Author:** [@sonicsink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonicsink)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-stars-in-the-sky-at-night-what-could-they-be/184405 "2015-08-11T13:49:19Z")
Last night hubby and I were out on the roof star gazing when suddenly we saw movement.There was this object that looked exactly like a star except it was moving pretty quickly from approx. north east to south east. As we… --- ## [Did the Japanese realise what hit Hiroshima + misc. questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-japanese-realise-what-hit-hiroshima-misc-questions/727142)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-japanese-realise-what-hit-hiroshima-misc-questions/727142 "2015-08-11T06:31:57Z")
I have some rather tough questions about bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Let´s see if you guys can help me out. It took many hours for Tokyo to find out Hiroshima has been wiped out. They knew the city didn´t have am… --- ## [Slow computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-computer/727451)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-computer/727451 "2015-08-11T05:11:48Z")
I purchased a new laptop Saturday and it is very very very slow when on the web. Even this site takes forever to work. Is it the McAfee Anti-Virus? Typing this is very slow when I have another site open. My old XP was m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1062) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1064)