# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1158 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1159 --- ## [Diagnosing ulcers in the 1920's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosing-ulcers-in-the-1920s/714032)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnosing-ulcers-in-the-1920s/714032 "2015-03-04T01:46:18Z")
In the final episode of Downton Abbey season 5, Lord Grantham experiences chest and abdominal pain, tells Cora his doctor wants to do “some tests”, and comes back with a diagnosis of ulcers. What sort of diagnostic tool… --- ## [iTunes question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-question/714004)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-question/714004 "2015-03-03T23:24:17Z")
I have two iPod classics that each sync to the same iTunes program/account. Each iPod is able to hold my entire music collection. I will soon get a 128GB iPhone, which I will also use to store music on. This will unlike… --- ## [Why does cruise control on vehicles have a lower limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cruise-control-on-vehicles-have-a-lower-limit/714114)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cruise-control-on-vehicles-have-a-lower-limit/714114 "2015-03-03T21:01:34Z")
My current truck (Toyota Tundra) and every vehicle that I’ve owned with cruise control always has a lower limit below which the cruise function will not operate. On my truck, it’s 25 mph. If I’m in a 20 mph school zone… --- ## [Are your movements being tracked for the purposes of marketing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-movements-being-tracked-for-the-purposes-of-marketing/714119)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-movements-being-tracked-for-the-purposes-of-marketing/714119 "2015-03-03T20:01:05Z")
I was at the National Pacific War Museum this weekend in Fredricksburg, Texas. I paid cash for my ticket (I am pretty sure I did anyway), so the only way I can think of that my interests were tracked was through my iPho… --- ## [Macroscopic objects traveling at relativistic speed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-objects-traveling-at-relativistic-speed/713991)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-objects-traveling-at-relativistic-speed/713991 "2015-03-03T19:42:40Z")
How much energy would be required to accelerate something the size of the space station to the same speed as protons colliding at the LHC? --- ## ["Wheels not available in the US". Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheels-not-available-in-the-us-why-not/713914)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheels-not-available-in-the-us-why-not/713914 "2015-03-03T19:09:33Z")
In a recent commercial for a 4 door Mini, the fine print says something to the effect of “European model shown. Wheels not available in the US.” Are there different requirements for wheels in Europe versus the U.S.? Wh… --- ## [Why do so many of my $5 bills have Spock on them instead of Wilfrid Laurier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-of-my-5-bills-have-spock-on-them-instead-of-wilfrid-laurier/527871)
**Author:** [@malibu400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malibu400)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-of-my-5-bills-have-spock-on-them-instead-of-wilfrid-laurier/527871 "2015-03-03T19:06:27Z")
Is this a sign that i should live long and prosper or just that a large number of Trekkies who enjoy defacing canadian bills live in my area? --- ## ["Black parents give birth to white baby"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-give-birth-to-white-baby/710875)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-give-birth-to-white-baby/710875 "2015-03-03T18:42:39Z")
See story and photo. \[…\]Genetics experts don’t believe in miracles, but they didn’t have any simple answers to the mystery of baby Nmachi. Instead, they offered three theories: She’s the result of a gene mutation uniqu… --- ## [Daylight Saving Time As A Legal Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-as-a-legal-defense/714033)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-as-a-legal-defense/714033 "2015-03-03T18:28:02Z")
Let’s say that this coming Sunday, March 8, at 2:15 A.M. local time, I’m pulled over for my Jeep having bad karma, a violation of Missouri’s traffic code. The police report says: “At 2:15 A.M. on 8 March 2015, I observe… --- ## [Have divorces always been universally recognized across the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-divorces-always-been-universally-recognized-across-the-us/714070)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-divorces-always-been-universally-recognized-across-the-us/714070 "2015-03-03T17:53:19Z")
OK, as per Bricker, it is apparently obviously incorrect that a marriage which is valid in one region of the US would automatically be valid in every region of the US. Let’s apply this logic to divorces. Let’s say juri… --- ## [Windows Recycle Bin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-recycle-bin/714049)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-recycle-bin/714049 "2015-03-03T17:14:29Z")
Why is the garbage can called the recycle bin? What’s being recycled? --- ## [(How) can I soup-up a cheap car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-soup-up-a-cheap-car/713953)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-soup-up-a-cheap-car/713953 "2015-03-03T16:27:04Z")
Hi all I understand from Gran Turismo and The Fast and the Furious that sports-cars can have all sorts of upgrades - and I was wondering if the same thing is true of more…uh…pedestrian vehicles… Y’see, I am the proud o… --- ## [Mortgage and PMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-and-pmi/714047)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-and-pmi/714047 "2015-03-03T15:46:53Z")
I remember my bank saying PMI on my mortgage would come off as soon as I have 20% of the starting principal paid off. I’m currently at about 19.5% and curious if the PMI will automatically come off my payments? Will my… --- ## [Outlook Dissemination Rules.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-dissemination-rules/714015)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-dissemination-rules/714015 "2015-03-03T14:33:30Z")
I have a technical question. We have several people that pull from the same mailbox in Outlook. We currently have a third-party program installed on our system that automatically disseminates these emails to various pe… --- ## [How tall is a child Playmobil figure? (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-child-playmobil-figure-need-answer-fast-ish/714057)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-child-playmobil-figure-need-answer-fast-ish/714057 "2015-03-03T11:55:30Z")
Parents, toy collectors, I need help for a project I’m doing for a young birthday boy. I bought him a neat Playmobil camping set, but the set does not contain sleeping bags. If I was four I’d consider this an upsetting o… --- ## [Roseto Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseto-effect/714055)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseto-effect/714055 "2015-03-03T10:19:38Z")
I was watching The Italian Americansseries on PBS and the first episode talked about a town in Pennsylvania called Roseto that was/is populated by mostly Italian American families. I have only watched a few minutes of i… --- ## [Smartphone data usage - how long to go through 8GB of data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-data-usage-how-long-to-go-through-8gb-of-data/714008)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-data-usage-how-long-to-go-through-8gb-of-data/714008 "2015-03-03T05:01:51Z")
We have a 6GB data plan shared by four smartphones. We rarely get anywhere close to going over that limit, but a few days ago we started getting text alerts on our plan usage. Within the span of an hour, we got alerts th… --- ## [Why is family history research harder in the UK than the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-family-history-research-harder-in-the-uk-than-the-us/711111)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-family-history-research-harder-in-the-uk-than-the-us/711111 "2015-03-03T04:08:24Z")
…or is it just my impression? So, I’ve been researching family history on a casual basis, as my family seemed to have sprung out of the ground in 1925 with the birth of my gran, and nobody knew much else before that. (M… --- ## [Being arrested for being too young even though actually old enough.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-arrested-for-being-too-young-even-though-actually-old-enough/713931)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-arrested-for-being-too-young-even-though-actually-old-enough/713931 "2015-03-03T04:01:30Z")
Are there any cases where someone is arrested for doing something (sex, alchohol, whatever) because they are “too young” even though they are chronologically older than the age limit, and the arresters know it, (say they… --- ## [When did colored shirts with suits become acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-colored-shirts-with-suits-become-acceptable/714025)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-colored-shirts-with-suits-become-acceptable/714025 "2015-03-03T03:44:45Z")
I’d wager that most guys own a white and probably a blue dress shirt, and it seems that back in the 50’s everyone wore the whites. When did other colors become more common to wear with suits, or have they always been so? … --- ## [Using my iTunes library on two computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-my-itunes-library-on-two-computers/713757)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-my-itunes-library-on-two-computers/713757 "2015-03-03T02:39:20Z")
I keep my iTunes library on an external USB-access drive—to save hard disk space. I might have to take my primary computer in for repairs. If I were to switch back to my old computer in the meantime, would it be safe for… --- ## [Derivation of "dildo"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derivation-of-dildo/713497)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derivation-of-dildo/713497 "2015-03-03T02:08:13Z")
Dictionaries agree that the word has been in the language since the 16th Century, but they offer no help as to its origin. It doesn’t even seem like an English word to me. Does anyone have an hypothesis? --- ## [5200 Rpm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5200-rpm/181590)
**Author:** [@KnK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KnK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5200-rpm/181590 "2015-03-03T02:06:18Z")
Why is it when you look at automotive engine Horsepower and Torque graphs, they almost always (or always) intersect at around 5200 RPM? Does this apply to ALL gas engines that can reach that RPM level? KnK --- ## [The Pledge of Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pledge-of-allegiance/713643)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pledge-of-allegiance/713643 "2015-03-03T02:04:16Z")
This might be weird, but I have been thinking about the Pledge a lot. Mostly because I forgot it was even a thing from around jr high til a few months back when I wound up in a municipal meeting (was there for the food) … --- ## [Metric term for 'mileage'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-term-for-mileage/713921)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-term-for-mileage/713921 "2015-03-03T01:43:52Z")
Kilometrage seems a bit clunky, is it acceptable though? Anything better? --- ## [Simple question about units and grammar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-about-units-and-grammar/713956)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-about-units-and-grammar/713956 "2015-03-03T01:37:15Z")
Which is correct? “The unit for acceleration is ms\[sup\]-2\[/sup\].” “The units for acceleration are ms\[sup\]-2\[/sup\].” I’ve seen it both ways. --- ## [Treadmill performance predicts mortality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-performance-predicts-mortality/714038)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-performance-predicts-mortality/714038 "2015-03-03T01:32:32Z")
Johns Hopkins cardiologists report they have developed a formula that estimates one’s risk of dying over a decade based on a person’s ability to exercise on a treadmill at an increasing speed and incline. Is there a cha… --- ## [Can I use a touchtone as Google Voice Greeting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-touchtone-as-google-voice-greeting/714054)
**Author:** [@nolonger\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolonger_lurking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-touchtone-as-google-voice-greeting/714054 "2015-03-03T00:29:39Z")
My apartment has a gate from which visitors can call my cell phone, and I can let them in by pressing 9 on the key pad. To my embarrassment, I’ve missed this call a few times. To streamline this process, I’d like to reco… --- ## [Graphing: Is There a Word for This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphing-is-there-a-word-for-this/714020)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphing-is-there-a-word-for-this/714020 "2015-03-02T23:28:47Z")
I am drawing a blank, but I am sure there is a word to describe a type of graphs where multiple curves are shown on one set of axes? Each plot represents a specific scenario and are all shown together on one set of axe… --- ## [Tell me about legal marijuana in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-legal-marijuana-in-colorado/714048)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-legal-marijuana-in-colorado/714048 "2015-03-02T23:22:57Z")
I’m going to be in Colorado in a few months, and I was interested in legal marijuana. I had a few questions for anyone who might have first-hand knowledge. What is the availability like? I’ll be in Colorado Springs.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=1159)