# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1090 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1091 --- ## [ID thos Mediterranean shrub (photo and description)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-thos-mediterranean-shrub-photo-and-description/723619)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-thos-mediterranean-shrub-photo-and-description/723619 "2015-06-27T20:01:57Z")
On a recent trip to Spain, I found a lot of these plants growing on semi-arid scrub environments: http://1drv.ms/1dnuBBT The plant was a spreading, fairly low growing shrub with bipinnate leaves which were deep green a… --- ## [Chronic Yeast Infection help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-yeast-infection-help/210941)
**Author:** [@Typhoon\_777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typhoon_777)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-yeast-infection-help/210941 "2015-06-27T19:38:09Z")
Greetings. Although not the most pleasant topic, im hoping still someone can give me some insight. My wife of 23 has been experiencing re-occurring yeast infections now for the past 2 years. Along with a few bacteria inf… --- ## [Do Your Teeth Move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557 "2015-06-27T18:43:23Z")
I have noticed that it is easier for me to floss in the morning, than in the evening. My teeth are set close together, so it takes me some time to floss them. It does seem easier in the moring. So, do your teeth move … --- ## [Why do people from Ethiopia/Eritrea look different to those from neighboring SubSaharan countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-from-ethiopia-eritrea-look-different-to-those-from-neighboring-subsaharan-countries/722415)
**Author:** [@Final\_Legacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Final_Legacy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-from-ethiopia-eritrea-look-different-to-those-from-neighboring-subsaharan-countries/722415 "2015-06-27T17:03:14Z")
I live next to a relatively large Ethiopian and Eritrean migrant community and as someone whove had many African friends throughout my life, I realise most Ethiopians and Eritreans i met looked “different”. Im just wonde… --- ## [Old Lady Deep Voice Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lady-deep-voice-syndrome/110701)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-lady-deep-voice-syndrome/110701 "2015-06-27T16:07:42Z")
Sometimes older ladies get this deep, man-like voice: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Marianne Faithful. What’s the name of this syndrome? --- ## [What is the name for this phobia/anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-phobia-anxiety/543083)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-phobia-anxiety/543083 "2015-06-27T14:19:20Z")
I know this has been asked, but I can’t think of any keywords to search with. I’m talking about that fear that one would have if they visited a place like the Grand Canyon. I and others I know are afraid that if we were… --- ## [Urgent (to me): Laptop motherboard mounting pin problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-to-me-laptop-motherboard-mounting-pin-problem/548939)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-to-me-laptop-motherboard-mounting-pin-problem/548939 "2010-08-04T19:55:26Z")
I have an Alienware laptop with a D900K motherboard in it. Despite its age and weight, this is still a fairly powerful computer and I really like its features (which are pretty much unfindable these days). I’m having a p… --- ## [What do the people who object to "American" being used for USians propose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-people-who-object-to-american-being-used-for-usians-propose/723207)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-people-who-object-to-american-being-used-for-usians-propose/723207 "2015-06-27T07:13:55Z")
I occasionally see discussions on this board about some people objecting to the use of “Americans” to mean citizens of the USA, apparently on the basis that “America” really means all of the New World land mass. Two que… --- ## [What song is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/723602)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/723602 "2015-06-27T05:11:49Z")
I know its a female young singer. Its goes something like nothing gonna stop us… nothing go between us… it has a very catchy song to it. This song might be a bit old but it is definitely not older than 7 years. --- ## [alternative websites other than google image search or yahoo image search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-websites-other-than-google-image-search-or-yahoo-image-search/722912)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-websites-other-than-google-image-search-or-yahoo-image-search/722912 "2015-06-27T03:49:40Z")
Looking for alternative websites other than google image search or yahoo image search Only web sites I can think of are. 1 google image search 2 yahoo image search 3 Bing image search 4 flickr 5 photobucket Anyone… --- ## [Size of a Feosol Original iron pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-a-feosol-original-iron-pill/723596)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-a-feosol-original-iron-pill/723596 "2015-06-27T03:39:18Z")
I have some of these listed for sale on amazon.com and a potential customer is asking for the actual dimensions of the tablets, I suppose so that she can determine how easy they are to swallow. I called their CS # and of… --- ## [Calculating torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-torque/723544)
**Author:** [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-torque/723544 "2015-06-27T01:23:43Z")
If I have an industrial sized turntable and I know the weight of the thing and the diameter and the weight of the load it’s carrying, is there a quick and dirty way to estimate the torque required to turn it at a given R… --- ## [What is the total length of optic fiber on the planet and how fast has it been growing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-total-length-of-optic-fiber-on-the-planet-and-how-fast-has-it-been-growing/723535)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-total-length-of-optic-fiber-on-the-planet-and-how-fast-has-it-been-growing/723535 "2015-06-26T22:30:55Z")
I realize there are different classes of fiber, from oceanic intercontinental fiber to consumer (fiber to the home) fiber, so it’s ok to just answer one category or another. I’m interested to know how fast these wires h… --- ## [Health Risks of handing plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-handing-plants/723503)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-risks-of-handing-plants/723503 "2015-06-26T22:09:41Z")
So there’s a lot of garden plants that it would be most unwise to put in your salad. But is there any garden plant so toxic that you can get sick or worse from just touching it? You see various advice like “wear gloves … --- ## [At What Point In Old West Was Gunfighting Forbidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-old-west-was-gunfighting-forbidden/723400)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-old-west-was-gunfighting-forbidden/723400 "2015-06-26T21:15:23Z")
Inspired by a recent TV re-run of John Wayne’s The Shootist, which was set in the year 1901. In that movie, Wayne plays old-time gunfighter J.B. Books, who is terminally ill and has settled into a boarding house in Cars… --- ## [Questions For Historical Re-enactors: Dirt and Flies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-historical-re-enactors-dirt-and-flies/723234)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-historical-re-enactors-dirt-and-flies/723234 "2015-06-26T20:56:37Z")
I have visited Plimoth Plantation, Colonial Williamsburg, Deerfield Village, etc., and have always enjoyed the experience. Williamsburg is my favorite place, but i have always had the question: we are seeing it at its be… --- ## [Whence the Bohemian Grove owl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-bohemian-grove-owl/723549)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-bohemian-grove-owl/723549 "2015-06-26T20:20:02Z")
I met a nice young man yesterday, and we struck up a conversation about many things. Among them was a question he posed which my best google-fu has been unable to answer: What is the provenance of the 40-foot owl statu… --- ## [How to escape a water vortex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-escape-a-water-vortex/723467)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-escape-a-water-vortex/723467 "2015-06-26T19:14:14Z")
(that should read How to escape, not Hot to escape) From this: What method would be best for escape? moving in the direction of the swirl, against it, outwards or inwards, or some combo of them. My Wag would be go wi… --- ## [Bank of America automatic payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-automatic-payments/723493)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-automatic-payments/723493 "2015-06-26T18:21:50Z")
Stupid question, but I’ve recently opened a new credit card with BofA, and as I’m living overseas, I’m hoping to avoid a fairly expensive phone call to customer service. Is there a way, using the BofA website, to set up… --- ## [Citing dissents in majority opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-dissents-in-majority-opinions/723461)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-dissents-in-majority-opinions/723461 "2015-06-26T18:19:50Z")
In today’s decision in Halbig v. Burwell, Roberts cited Scalia’s dissent in another case to bolster his majority opinion. And this has happened in many gay marriage cases, where lower court judges ruling in favor of gay… --- ## [Recording streaming video on computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-streaming-video-on-computer/723286)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-streaming-video-on-computer/723286 "2015-06-26T17:29:17Z")
I’m trying to download video clips from the internet for research and reference. I have no problem getting them from YouTube, but I’m having all kind of trouble with, I believe, Flash-type streaming vids. I have been t… --- ## [In old movies when the cops told someone to 'Keep him on the line while we trace the call".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-old-movies-when-the-cops-told-someone-to-keep-him-on-the-line-while-we-trace-the-call/722890)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-old-movies-when-the-cops-told-someone-to-keep-him-on-the-line-while-we-trace-the-call/722890 "2015-06-26T17:24:05Z")
What exactly was going on during those few minutes? --- ## [What does Uber provide for their 20% cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-uber-provide-for-their-20-cut/723541)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-uber-provide-for-their-20-cut/723541 "2015-06-26T17:19:06Z")
The lead itself is valuable, but Uber doesn’t have to incur any capital costs associated with the car. For riders, I believe Uber vets drivers to make sure they aren’t going to take their passengers to some isolated cab… --- ## [When is SCOTUS due to rule on the latest gay marriage issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-scotus-due-to-rule-on-the-latest-gay-marriage-issue/721782)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-scotus-due-to-rule-on-the-latest-gay-marriage-issue/721782 "2015-06-26T15:31:13Z")
There was a gay marriage issue that came before SCOTUS back in April. When are they due to deliver a ruling on it? --- ## [You plant a giant sequoia seed in the backyard in a crowded development. What happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-plant-a-giant-sequoia-seed-in-the-backyard-in-a-crowded-development-what-happens/722396)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-plant-a-giant-sequoia-seed-in-the-backyard-in-a-crowded-development-what-happens/722396 "2015-06-26T14:47:50Z")
Per this story below what would actually happen if you panted one of these monstersin the backyard of house in a tight suburban development? Would it eventually get to be 300 feet high if unmolested or would it fail to t… --- ## [Could you induce a coma for patients with severe pain, terminal diseases or other conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-induce-a-coma-for-patients-with-severe-pain-terminal-diseases-or-other-conditions/723116)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-induce-a-coma-for-patients-with-severe-pain-terminal-diseases-or-other-conditions/723116 "2015-06-26T14:24:32Z")
Could you induce a coma for patients with severe pain, terminal diseases or other conditions? Is this possible? Would it be a suitable solution medically and ethically for those who oppose euthanasia? --- ## [I want to win a million dollars, what should I play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-win-a-million-dollars-what-should-i-play/433778)
**Author:** [@hruka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hruka)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-win-a-million-dollars-what-should-i-play/433778 "2008-01-29T22:11:00Z")
I don’t need 100 million, or even 10. I’d be quite content just winning 1 million dollars, which I could safely invest somewhere and get a nice boost to my annual income for the rest of my life on. So what’s the best lo… --- ## [Getting Arrested without ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-arrested-without-id/723246)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-arrested-without-id/723246 "2015-06-26T05:42:50Z")
So if you do not have a drivers lisence and you are arrested without any id on you in a different US city far from where you are from, how do police identify you if you aren’t willing to give up your identity to them? (a… --- ## [French grammar rule regarding "de"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-rule-regarding-de/723270)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-rule-regarding-de/723270 "2015-06-26T05:24:19Z")
Hi I’ve done a lot of searching but I cannot find rule explaining the following French grammar rule regarding “de”. Why is there no definite article after “de” in the following? One reason could be the quantity in the s… --- ## [ID this economic principle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-economic-principle/723357)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-economic-principle/723357 "2015-06-26T03:18:52Z")
5-10 years ago, an economist got some kind of big prize (Nobel? MacArthur Genius Grant? I forget) for pointing out that redistributing wealth is doomed to failure because money gravitates away from people who don’t under… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1089) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1091)