# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1104 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1105 --- ## [Why are so many insects attracted to glue traps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-insects-attracted-to-glue-traps/721410)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-insects-attracted-to-glue-traps/721410 "2015-06-03T13:20:49Z")
They are able to pick up a wide range of insects. Cockroaches, crickets, spiders, ladybugs, beetles, and endless others. They even seem to attract slugs. So how do they do it? Do insects (and slugs) all use the same phe… --- ## [could FIFA be charged under RICO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fifa-be-charged-under-rico/721324)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fifa-be-charged-under-rico/721324 "2015-06-03T07:28:19Z")
The FIFA scandal keeps growing and growing: The US has already charged individuals with bribery charges. Legally could this come under the RICO laws? If they can show that a country HAS to use bribery to win then wou… --- ## [Why Nvidia graphics cards also sold out in first couple weeks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-nvidia-graphics-cards-also-sold-out-in-first-couple-weeks/721398)
**Author:** [@sonder999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonder999)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-nvidia-graphics-cards-also-sold-out-in-first-couple-weeks/721398 "2015-06-03T06:23:30Z")
Marketing ploy? The new 980 Ti is just released and all versions are sold out now on all channels including nvidia.com, amazon and neweggs. This doesn’t make sense, if your selling something, why don’t you make sure you … --- ## [Same Sex Marriage in Ancient Rome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-in-ancient-rome/516001)
**Author:** [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-in-ancient-rome/516001 "2015-06-03T05:58:27Z")
Someone told me that same sex marriage was legal in ancient rome. Wikipedia claims it was but I remain unconvinced: basically they quote allegations against Nero and Marrk Anthony from unreliable sources. What’s the str… --- ## [Do they still use/teach Morse code in the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-use-teach-morse-code-in-the-military/721460)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-use-teach-morse-code-in-the-military/721460 "2015-06-03T04:52:02Z")
If so, I would assume on a much smaller scale than 20 or 30 years ago? --- ## [WD-40 question (dryer lubricant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wd-40-question-dryer-lubricant/721494)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wd-40-question-dryer-lubricant/721494 "2015-06-03T03:13:08Z")
My Samsung electric front loading dryer is making a squeeking sound. I believe it is one of the 4 rollers that supports the drum as it spins. There are two in the back, and two in the front. Can I use WD-40 to lube th… --- ## [Why would my phone lose power while charging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-phone-lose-power-while-charging/721476)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-phone-lose-power-while-charging/721476 "2015-06-03T02:48:19Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m just curious. I have a Samsung Note 2 and woke it has a big beautiful screen that I’m able to do things like watch Netflix on it eats power fast. I have two batteries, but occasionally will be out… --- ## [How to transfer money from Bank of America To Wells Fargo User?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-money-from-bank-of-america-to-wells-fargo-user/693893)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-money-from-bank-of-america-to-wells-fargo-user/693893 "2015-06-03T01:00:42Z")
Have their name and account number. How do i do this? I only done bank of america to bank of america transfers. --- ## [Does an executor have to sell real estate to settle debts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-executor-have-to-sell-real-estate-to-settle-debts/721373)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-executor-have-to-sell-real-estate-to-settle-debts/721373 "2015-06-02T23:14:20Z")
OK, imagine this: Ancestor dies, and the estate consists of some small amount of money and a house. The house is technically assessed at $100,000, which is the value Ancestor was paying property tax based off of, but… he… --- ## [How does such methodical & precise predatory behavior evolve in tiny insect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-such-methodical-precise-predatory-behavior-evolve-in-tiny-insect/721353)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-such-methodical-precise-predatory-behavior-evolve-in-tiny-insect/721353 "2015-06-02T23:01:31Z")
The behavior of this waspis fascinating and involves what amounts to complex, multi-step predation behavior on cockroaches. All this has to be wired into a “ganglion/brain” structure no bigger than the head of a pin. As… --- ## [Need a Russian expression of positive astonishment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-russian-expression-of-positive-astonishment/721275)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-russian-expression-of-positive-astonishment/721275 "2015-06-02T22:11:46Z")
The translation programs aren’t much help, since what I want is probably slang, or colloquial, but basically I would like an expression that someone born in 1950’s urban Russia would say if they saw something very beauti… --- ## [Is it possible to smell/taste something so spicy it damages your nose/mouth/tongue somehow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-smell-taste-something-so-spicy-it-damages-your-nose-mouth-tongue-somehow/721180)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-smell-taste-something-so-spicy-it-damages-your-nose-mouth-tongue-somehow/721180 "2015-06-02T20:41:35Z")
took a nice wiff of some hot sauce and thought about this today. --- ## [MS Word Paste function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-paste-function/721472)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-paste-function/721472 "2015-06-02T20:39:29Z")
In my work I use MS Word a lot and I like using Word tables to help me start organizing things. The nature of my work is such that I will often be copying and pasting individual cell contents into different cells. No pro… --- ## [When leaders from 2 non-English speaking countries meet, what language do they speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-leaders-from-2-non-english-speaking-countries-meet-what-language-do-they-speak/672404)
**Author:** [@lazarus86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazarus86)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-leaders-from-2-non-english-speaking-countries-meet-what-language-do-they-speak/672404 "2015-06-02T20:31:31Z")
Say the leaders of Japan and China meet, and they have a tense history and territorial dispute. Obviously the members from their respective countries want to hear what they’re saying. But what language do they speak? D… --- ## [Electricians: Best safety and ergonomic light/disposal switch for kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-best-safety-and-ergonomic-light-disposal-switch-for-kitchen/721364)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-best-safety-and-ergonomic-light-disposal-switch-for-kitchen/721364 "2015-06-02T18:49:44Z")
We are re-modeling the kitchen. It’s still in the planning stages. We never liked the way the disposal switch is first and then the light switch is distance to the right of the sink. I have seen people at our house accid… --- ## [Is there any possibility of a Manned mission to Venus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-possibility-of-a-manned-mission-to-venus/721355)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-possibility-of-a-manned-mission-to-venus/721355 "2015-06-02T18:38:12Z")
Working on the threads of a manned Mars Mission Would there be any possibility of a manned Venus Mission? Or is that completely out of the realm of today’s (or even future technology) considering the heat, the high pre… --- ## [Rape is a crime of power, not sex. ALWAYS true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-is-a-crime-of-power-not-sex-always-true/353106)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-is-a-crime-of-power-not-sex-always-true/353106 "2015-06-02T18:33:02Z")
Walking down the hallway of a college dorm the other day, I saw an elaborate poster presentation on sexual assault. One section of the poster featured “myths about sexual assault” - there were folded pieces of paper that… --- ## [AutoCAD: How Lucrative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autocad-how-lucrative/543164)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autocad-how-lucrative/543164 "2015-06-02T17:07:35Z")
Someone (i.e. my teenage daughter) claims to have heard from a someone else (i.e. her equally teenaged friend) that anyone who learns AutoCAD can then command $60 per hour working as a draftsman for architects and the li… --- ## [Has a sitting US President ever used email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-sitting-us-president-ever-used-email/721366)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-sitting-us-president-ever-used-email/721366 "2015-06-02T16:35:31Z")
What is known about the usage of electronic mail by US Presidents for official business? --- ## [Once the caliper mounting bracket is removed on a 2009 Elantra, shouldn't the rotor just slide off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-the-caliper-mounting-bracket-is-removed-on-a-2009-elantra-shouldnt-the-rotor-just-slide-off/721232)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-the-caliper-mounting-bracket-is-removed-on-a-2009-elantra-shouldnt-the-rotor-just-slide-off/721232 "2015-06-02T16:34:05Z")
What a day. I decided to do my front brakes today, because a few days ago they started making noise. For one, I had no idea the rotors (well at least the one I’m looking at) were in such bad shape. Also, one of the ca… --- ## [How large is the average human hormone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-is-the-average-human-hormone/721431)
**Author:** [@Klisterhjernen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klisterhjernen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-large-is-the-average-human-hormone/721431 "2015-06-02T15:52:15Z")
In terms of size? I ask about the “average” because clearly it would depend on the specific hormone in question. But approximately how large is the average hormone? --- ## [Does cheese = Nightmares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheese-nightmares/472948)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cheese-nightmares/472948 "2015-06-02T15:35:06Z")
Give me the Straight Dope on this. I’ve heard that eating cheese before bedtime gives you nightmares or very odd dreams. Up to now I’ve believed this, and so have had large quantities of cheese before bedtime, and I’… --- ## [Grammar question - patient or patience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-patient-or-patience/721196)
**Author:** [@Zuzu\_s\_Petals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zuzu_s_Petals)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-patient-or-patience/721196 "2015-06-02T15:09:26Z")
Hi all. Long-time lurker, occasional poster here. I’d really appreciate some help from the brilliant grammatical minds here. Which of these two sentences is correct? Or are they both correct? ‘He gave me a look that was… --- ## [Does the UK use metric system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-uk-use-metric-system/721123)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-uk-use-metric-system/721123 "2015-06-02T14:45:46Z")
Here in the US, we’re stubbornly sticking to “English” units for everyday measurements: pounds, miles, cups, gallons, ºF, etc. Even though we all have kilometers marked on our speedometers, miles are highlighted. But w… --- ## [Explain this headstone to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-headstone-to-me/504791)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-headstone-to-me/504791 "2015-06-02T14:38:56Z")
I was at the cemetary today and was wandering around some of the new gravesites and headstones and ran across this odd one and have no idea what it means: Roberta J Lukanen -STILL- RITUALLY … --- ## [List of last occurences in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-last-occurences-in-wwii/720709)
**Author:** [@dr\_zippermeyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_zippermeyer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-last-occurences-in-wwii/720709 "2015-06-02T13:57:56Z")
Now that 70th anniversary of the end of WWII is approaching, could you tell some examples of last time when something noticeable happened in WWII? For example: Last (apparently) cavalry charge with drawn sabers Last … --- ## [high-voltage lines: why are the mounts/insulators ribbed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-lines-why-are-the-mounts-insulators-ribbed/596041)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-lines-why-are-the-mounts-insulators-ribbed/596041 "2015-06-02T13:30:05Z")
Take a look at high-voltage power lines, or peer into a neighborhood substation, and you’ll see uninsulated high-voltage lines attached to supports or components via non-conductive standoffs. Depending on the voltage in… --- ## [When was the last draftee assigned to Army Element Navy School of Music Little Creek VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-draftee-assigned-to-army-element-navy-school-of-music-little-creek-va/721411)
**Author:** [@roger\_davenport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_davenport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-draftee-assigned-to-army-element-navy-school-of-music-little-creek-va/721411 "2015-06-02T12:54:09Z")
I was drafted Army and assigned NSM in March 1966 for 8 weeks. Then 8th Army Band Korea. It was said (unofficially) that I was the last army draftee at the Navy School of Music. Thanks if you know. --- ## [How do foreign leaders talk to each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-foreign-leaders-talk-to-each-other/721208)
**Author:** [@tc7231](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tc7231)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-foreign-leaders-talk-to-each-other/721208 "2015-06-02T07:20:28Z")
I’ ve seen pictures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking with other foreign leaders such as David Cameron of Great Britain, Vladimir Putin of Russia, and the Greek or French leader. They seem to speaking directly… --- ## [Gray vs Grey, which is the name of the wolf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-vs-grey-which-is-the-name-of-the-wolf/721121)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-vs-grey-which-is-the-name-of-the-wolf/721121 "2015-06-02T06:57:00Z")
I am not asking about the spelling of the color, that’s a different debate. I am asking about the name of the wolf. I was told in high school that the wolf was named for a Mr. Grey, and not for its color. Because of th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1103) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1105)