# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1123 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1124 --- ## [Wycliffe and the Book of Revelations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wycliffe-and-the-book-of-revelations/718613)
**Author:** [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wycliffe-and-the-book-of-revelations/718613 "2015-05-01T20:09:59Z")
The Online Etymology Dictionary entry for apocalypse says that one of the Wycliffe Bibles, from c. 1380, uses “Revelations” for the name of the book that talks about the end times. Which made me wonder. Even it wouldn’… --- ## [Christmas cracker mottos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cracker-mottos/719036)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cracker-mottos/719036 "2015-05-01T19:48:24Z")
Are the jokes inside of Christmas crackers referred to as ‘mottos’? Or are mottos and jokes different? Or is it ‘A joke is a motto, but a motto is not necessarily a joke’? --- ## [Android phone won't sync after update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-wont-sync-after-update/719040)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-phone-wont-sync-after-update/719040 "2015-05-01T19:43:15Z")
After a recent update for my LGG2 android phone, many of my accounts won’t sync anymore. Including Google, several games, etc. When I try to manually sync, I get a notice that sync is not available but will be soon. I… --- ## [Surge Protectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surge-protectors/718723)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surge-protectors/718723 "2015-05-01T18:49:35Z")
Are surge protectors useful? What size do you need for desktop PCs? Thanks. --- ## [Property Investment UAE/Jordan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-investment-uae-jordan/719023)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-investment-uae-jordan/719023 "2015-05-01T18:10:09Z")
I’ve been considering investing in property development (real estate, some limited commercial development) in the Middle East specifically the UAE and Jordan. Would like to know if anyone has experience in this area spec… --- ## [Smartstream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartstream/719012)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartstream/719012 "2015-05-01T15:37:28Z")
Does anyone know about Smartstream (smartstream.tv)? It sounds too good to be true, which usually points one to a probable ripoff deal. --- ## [How much can I expect from solar energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-i-expect-from-solar-energy/719008)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-i-expect-from-solar-energy/719008 "2015-05-01T15:13:25Z")
This thread: Is the new Tesla battery something to get excited about? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board makes me wonder how much solar energy I could hope to generate if I put solar panels on the half … --- ## [Has a very short marriage ever resulted in someone getting half of the others assets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-very-short-marriage-ever-resulted-in-someone-getting-half-of-the-others-assets/718975)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-very-short-marriage-ever-resulted-in-someone-getting-half-of-the-others-assets/718975 "2015-05-01T14:55:42Z")
You commonly see the idea that one could marry a millionaire, or deceive them into a marriage, and then get divorced a week later and get half of their assets. I have seen people claim this for the reason they have guar… --- ## [A1C normal, but still suffering high blood sugar symptoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a1c-normal-but-still-suffering-high-blood-sugar-symptoms/718974)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a1c-normal-but-still-suffering-high-blood-sugar-symptoms/718974 "2015-05-01T13:58:50Z")
Is it possible that a normal A1C (in this instance, 5.1) might still mask high blood sugar? Or are the two basically inseparable? --- ## [Managing passwords on Mac OS X 10.9.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-passwords-on-mac-os-x-10-9-5/718991)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-passwords-on-mac-os-x-10-9-5/718991 "2015-05-01T13:58:39Z")
My Mac has recently started remembering passwords. This is fine, and there are some sites where, when it asked ‘Do you want me to remember this password?’ I’ve clicked OK. But there are some sites where I do not want i… --- ## [Is Ghengis Khan the reason it's so hard to find blue-eyed brunettes in Eastern Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ghengis-khan-the-reason-its-so-hard-to-find-blue-eyed-brunettes-in-eastern-europe/718693)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ghengis-khan-the-reason-its-so-hard-to-find-blue-eyed-brunettes-in-eastern-europe/718693 "2015-05-01T12:56:55Z")
Ghengis Khan or other Mongol raiders … I like the combination of brown/black hair and blue eyes in women, and I also like Eastern European women. My Internet searching for photos of such women has been … mostly futile. … --- ## [Velvet chair sensitivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velvet-chair-sensitivity/462599)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velvet-chair-sensitivity/462599 "2015-05-01T11:55:28Z")
As a wee one, my parents had a velvet chair. If I rubbed my hand “with the grain”, it was very soft and smooth. However, if I rubbed my hand “against the grain”, my body would get a jolt, like I was being tickled by a … --- ## [Do Britons normally use the tense “WOULD have done” when making an informed guess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britons-normally-use-the-tense-would-have-done-when-making-an-informed-guess/718792)
**Author:** [@Melia\_Antiqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melia_Antiqua)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britons-normally-use-the-tense-would-have-done-when-making-an-informed-guess/718792 "2015-05-01T10:20:36Z")
I mean – as a less certain version of “MUST have done”? (1) As a mercenary, you {would have seen} first hand the dire situation of the foreign lands. (2) There {would have been} some fairly shady goings-on here over th… --- ## [How does the blue razor blade work to tune this Superboy Radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-blue-razor-blade-work-to-tune-this-superboy-radio/718784)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-blue-razor-blade-work-to-tune-this-superboy-radio/718784 "2015-05-01T10:03:51Z")
Picture here How exactly is the “blue” razor blade acting as a tuner in this scenario? --- ## [Calling out to all scientists! \[Conditions to perceive a yellow sky\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-to-all-scientists-conditions-to-perceive-a-yellow-sky/718924)
**Author:** [@BelahTympaniez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BelahTympaniez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-out-to-all-scientists-conditions-to-perceive-a-yellow-sky/718924 "2015-05-01T07:19:34Z")
I was wondering if anyone can answer my question: I was wondering what conditions would be needed to perceive a yellow sky and how this sky would change colour as the sun(s) set. Its for a book I’m writing which is not s… --- ## [Unincorporated territories and the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unincorporated-territories-and-the-law/718958)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unincorporated-territories-and-the-law/718958 "2015-05-01T05:29:06Z")
I was for whatever reason thinking of Puerto Rico’s political status, and found out that PR (along with Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, etc) is considered an “unincorporated territory”. According to many accounts,… --- ## [Why Can't I Get 'Re-Captcha' To Work For Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-re-captcha-to-work-for-me/718679)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-re-captcha-to-work-for-me/718679 "2015-05-01T05:12:48Z")
I just recently tried to send an email to a site I was interested in. They had “Re-Captcha” there to make sure I wasn’t a mailbot. I get all that. There was a picture of a couple of numbers on an address sign, and I type… --- ## [Has science determined an optimum CO2 level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-science-determined-an-optimum-co2-level/705520)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-science-determined-an-optimum-co2-level/705520 "2015-05-01T04:37:15Z")
Taking onto account that we may have to go through some changes while getting there has an optimized co2 level ever been attempted to establish? Another related question, is the feasability of removing carbon from th… --- ## [How can one become a professional ethicist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-become-a-professional-ethicist/718944)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-become-a-professional-ethicist/718944 "2015-05-01T04:26:36Z")
In this thread, mention is made of professionals who specialize in advising and guiding other professionals in making ethical decisions. In other words, “real world” ethics are complex and not always obvious. Are there … --- ## [Roman Catholic View of the Transgendered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-catholic-view-of-the-transgendered/718777)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-catholic-view-of-the-transgendered/718777 "2015-05-01T03:02:31Z")
I was surprised to learn, that in the ultra-conservative climate of Iran, changing your gender (re: the transgendered) is supported by the state! I don’t need a cite. It is all over the news. That got me to thinking. Wh… --- ## [Why aren't traffic tickets different for wealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-traffic-tickets-different-for-wealthy/309564)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-traffic-tickets-different-for-wealthy/309564 "2015-05-01T01:17:44Z")
:smiley: Well, I already know the answer to that: they can’t be. If we lived in a country that penalized people differently like they tax them based on income, I’d move. But you get what I mean. A $70 ticket and $70 cou… --- ## [Just how sensitive is nicotine to sunlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-sensitive-is-nicotine-to-sunlight/718939)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-sensitive-is-nicotine-to-sunlight/718939 "2015-05-01T00:38:58Z")
Apparently nicotine is very sensitive to being degraded by sunlight(UV) so you’ll see warnings on bottles of ecig liquid to keep it in a dark place. BUT the trend for tanks on ecigs is towards more clear glass, most tan… --- ## [How many generations separate modern humans from original life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-separate-modern-humans-from-original-life/718856)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-separate-modern-humans-from-original-life/718856 "2015-05-01T00:10:32Z")
Today generations are roughly 15-30 years, but the older life gets the shorter it seems to live in the human timeline. So between 3.8 BYA and now, how many generations have passed? I’m assuming with single celled organi… --- ## [All this CO2 in the air...is there anything we can practically do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-co2-in-the-air-is-there-anything-we-can-practically-do-with-it/718744)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-co2-in-the-air-is-there-anything-we-can-practically-do-with-it/718744 "2015-04-30T23:37:41Z")
For a while I’ve been wondering if there is anything that we can actually do with all of this CO2 in the air. I don’t mean do about it…obviously, we need to do something about global climate change happening do to high … --- ## [When twentieth century vaccines were new did they vaccinate adults too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-twentieth-century-vaccines-were-new-did-they-vaccinate-adults-too/718869)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-twentieth-century-vaccines-were-new-did-they-vaccinate-adults-too/718869 "2015-04-30T22:34:11Z")
As I watched an episode of Call the Midwife, set in 1960, they talked about how someone had an unusual case of diphtheria, implying it was unusual because of high vaccination rates - this only a dozen years or so after t… --- ## ['We are stardust': A few questions, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-stardust-a-few-questions-please/718732)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-stardust-a-few-questions-please/718732 "2015-04-30T20:59:46Z")
Despite its meme status, I still think it’s pretty awesome that ‘we are stardust’. I have some questions in this regard and wonder if someone can, please, enlighten me. Would one star going supernova supply enough of … --- ## [Romans salting fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romans-salting-fields/718728)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romans-salting-fields/718728 "2015-04-30T20:03:41Z")
I don’t know how often they did it, but the nasty Romans would salt the fields of their defeated enemies. Apparently crops could not grow on fields that were salted. My question is, how is this done? How much salt is… --- ## [Were medals of valor issued for Confederate troops? Any MOH winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-medals-of-valor-issued-for-confederate-troops-any-moh-winners/718412)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-medals-of-valor-issued-for-confederate-troops-any-moh-winners/718412 "2015-04-30T17:39:28Z")
They lost the war. Never the less there is great heroism in any war, on both sides. Any records of Confederate medals issued? Any Medal Of Honor winners? Silver Stars? Stonewall Jackson may have won some medals. I’m … --- ## [If a phone data plan is 10gb, about how much streaming time is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-phone-data-plan-is-10gb-about-how-much-streaming-time-is-that/718815)
**Author:** [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-phone-data-plan-is-10gb-about-how-much-streaming-time-is-that/718815 "2015-04-30T16:51:50Z")
From say, YouTube or Sling? Netflix? iphone 6 plus --- ## [How do people find a sex partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-a-sex-partner/718874)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-a-sex-partner/718874 "2015-04-30T15:33:38Z")
No, I am not interested in a sex partner myself. Don’t even ask or assume anything about me. I just want to know how people find sex partners and what are the implications of a sex partner. Is a sex partner just a code… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1124)