# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=119 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 120 --- ## [Could the Japanese have used alternative carriers during the Battle of Midway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-japanese-have-used-alternative-carriers-during-the-battle-of-midway/953509)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-japanese-have-used-alternative-carriers-during-the-battle-of-midway/953509 "2023-10-17T02:31:51Z")
Famously the Japanese aircraft carriers Zuikaku and Shoukaku were supposed to be used in the Midway Operation but due to the Battle of the Coral Sea both were damaged with the Shokaku requiring serious port time while Zu… --- ## [Does Any Language, When Referencing Christianity, Differeniate Between 'Church' (building) and 'Church' (institution)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-language-when-referencing-christianity-differeniate-between-church-building-and-church-institution/991570)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-language-when-referencing-christianity-differeniate-between-church-building-and-church-institution/991570 "2023-10-17T00:50:44Z")
I’m asking about the distinctin between A church, as in a building or a local congregation (“First Presbyterian Church is hosting a fundraiser for…”), and THE church, as in the institution (“The Presbyterian Church is fa… --- ## [Border barrier between NM and TX — where, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-barrier-between-nm-and-tx-where-exactly/991606)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-barrier-between-nm-and-tx-where-exactly/991606 "2023-10-16T20:59:29Z")
Texas governor just announced a razor wire barrier between TX and NM. I’m trying to figure out where. Best I can find is “near Sunland Park”. I’m assuming along the east side of Christo Rey, between Anapra Rd and the ol… --- ## [Someone dies with child porn on their computer. What do the cops do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-dies-with-child-porn-on-their-computer-what-do-the-cops-do/991554)
**Author:** [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-dies-with-child-porn-on-their-computer-what-do-the-cops-do/991554 "2023-10-16T17:50:26Z")
Someone I know recently died. A family member of theirs told me that (1) the dead guy’s computer had explicit pictures of the girls in their family in it, (2) they told the cops about it, and (3) the cops said to just de… --- ## [How is Suzanne Sommers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-suzanne-sommers/124674)
**Author:** [@Bindlestiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindlestiff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-suzanne-sommers/124674 "2023-10-16T12:58:11Z")
A while back I heard that Suzanne Sommers had cancer and had elected to eschew conventional medicine and follow alternative routes. Then I heard nothing. I figure if she died, I’d hear about it. I also figured that if… --- ## [The "amazing" properties of Dawn dish soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-properties-of-dawn-dish-soap/991575)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-properties-of-dawn-dish-soap/991575 "2023-10-16T02:35:43Z")
What’s so special about Dawn dish soap? For years now I’ve heard it credited with magical cleaning powers far beyond getting grease off my dishes. What’s it got that Palmolive lacks. Is it all hype? --- ## ["Matrimonial Cake"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrimonial-cake/274174)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrimonial-cake/274174 "2023-10-16T01:48:46Z")
No, not wedding cake. The “matrimonial cake” I mean is called “date squares” outside western Canada, if it’s known at all. The recipe has a crust of rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, and butter, half pressed into a pan,… --- ## [Any way to remove the search bar on my task bar W10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-remove-the-search-bar-on-my-task-bar-w10/991592)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-remove-the-search-bar-on-my-task-bar-w10/991592 "2023-10-15T21:41:40Z")
After an unplanned update from Microsoft (while i was asleep) I got that annoying search bar on my taskbar back. I havent seen it for years, but now i got it back. Its even got an ugly profile pick next to it :frowning: … --- ## [Math question: why do they do this step in transforming a formula? (in calculating absolute zero)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-why-do-they-do-this-step-in-transforming-a-formula-in-calculating-absolute-zero/991613)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-why-do-they-do-this-step-in-transforming-a-formula-in-calculating-absolute-zero/991613 "2023-10-15T21:10:17Z")
from this video (at timestamp 7:36): https://youtu.be/wR2tOLShFmY?si=PRfQue1CqV5AG8fE&t=456 about calculating the value of absolute zero by measuring the volume of a gas at 2 different temperatures. We’re coming up with… --- ## [Will Engine Cleaner Ignite If Sprayed on a Hot Engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-engine-cleaner-ignite-if-sprayed-on-a-hot-engine/991127)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-engine-cleaner-ignite-if-sprayed-on-a-hot-engine/991127 "2023-10-15T19:11:00Z")
My second car is a classic that looks great but has a serious oil leak. Fixing it would require pulling the engine and transmission, so leak it will. Unfortunately, oil covers a good bit of the rear of the 4-cylinder eng… --- ## [Flatbed or photo scanner that can scan directly to Wifi network location without computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatbed-or-photo-scanner-that-can-scan-directly-to-wifi-network-location-without-computer/991529)
**Author:** [@hostility](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hostility)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatbed-or-photo-scanner-that-can-scan-directly-to-wifi-network-location-without-computer/991529 "2023-10-15T13:52:40Z")
I have a USB scanner attached to a PC and it’s configured (using the PC) to save scans triggered by the button on the scanner to be saved to a NAS device on my local network. It works fine as long as the PC is on when I … --- ## [A dishwasher "senses" how dirty dishes are? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dishwasher-senses-how-dirty-dishes-are-how/991109)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dishwasher-senses-how-dirty-dishes-are-how/991109 "2023-10-15T12:37:10Z")
Another article about rinsing before putting dishes in the dishwasher contains this bit: “It’s often best to use the “Auto” cycle, which senses how dirty the dishes are and adjusts accordingly.” I don’t want to debate … --- ## [Best way to bust a scammer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-bust-a-scammer/991357)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-bust-a-scammer/991357 "2023-10-15T04:43:00Z")
I got a call last night from someone who said her company had found some CDs owned by my mother who died 20+ years ago. I instantly smelled scam and, lo and behold, the website link in her email goes to a non-secure webs… --- ## [Can I fine tune a Google news search for a particular time period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fine-tune-a-google-news-search-for-a-particular-time-period/991568)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fine-tune-a-google-news-search-for-a-particular-time-period/991568 "2023-10-15T02:21:15Z")
I remember a news article from back in the spring but I can’t find it on Google news because it just gives the most recent results on that news item. Is there a way to set a date parameter on a Google news search? --- ## [Illegitamacy stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegitamacy-stats/991386)
**Author:** [@kirkgcm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkgcm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegitamacy-stats/991386 "2023-10-14T18:15:27Z")
Is there stats on the ratio of birth illegitamacy for any country? --- ## [Dual citizens of Israel and reservist call-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizens-of-israel-and-reservist-call-up/991374)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizens-of-israel-and-reservist-call-up/991374 "2023-10-14T15:08:57Z")
Are dual citizens of Israel obligated to do military service? If so, what are the implications for dual citizens worldwide of the call-up of IDF reservists? Must they come back to Israel and join the fight? If so, what i… --- ## [Which is more impermeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-impermeable/991414)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-impermeable/991414 "2023-10-14T11:57:46Z")
Plastic cling wrap or aluminum foil? --- ## [Unclaimed money questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461 "2023-10-14T02:06:48Z")
Related to the recent scammer thread and unclaimed money. I regularly check my state’s unclaimed money database, especially since my parents passed away a few years ago. My brother’s name shows up, I know it’s him becau… --- ## [Which celestial object did I see yesterday and today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542 "2023-10-14T00:02:03Z")
I’ve been starting my day at around 5 AM CDT these days, so I get to see the stars before sunrise. The brightest object I see at that time, other than the moon, is low in the eastern sky, at around 20 to 30 degrees abov… --- ## [Cliché or clichéd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliche-or-cliched/991504)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliche-or-cliched/991504 "2023-10-13T14:31:57Z")
I’ve always used “cliché” as the noun form and “clichéd” as the adjectival form, as in “clichéd remark,” but lately I’m seeing “cliché” used for both. Have the barbarians taken over, or am I the barbarian? --- ## [Android: bypass fingerprint based on predefined places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-bypass-fingerprint-based-on-predefined-places/991456)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-bypass-fingerprint-based-on-predefined-places/991456 "2023-10-12T23:25:34Z")
Android 13 / Samsung S20 user here Is there any chance to bypass the security (fingerprint) protection on a predefined place? Context: I’d like my cel to be protected by fingerprint/passcode overall, except in my house… --- ## [Why can’t I use a thumb drive with my Chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-use-a-thumb-drive-with-my-chromebook/991480)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-use-a-thumb-drive-with-my-chromebook/991480 "2023-10-12T21:47:05Z")
I’m trying to save some documents to a thumb drive from my Acer Chromebook. The thumb drive shows up when I open the Files, but I can’t save a Word doc from the Chromebook drive to the thumb drive. Can’t do control copy … --- ## [Why is smoke odor so persistent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-smoke-odor-so-persistent/991197)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-smoke-odor-so-persistent/991197 "2023-10-12T21:27:29Z")
If you sit around a camp fire for even a few minutes your clothes are done. I just made some lox bagels and the onion odor easily washed off my hands but not the smokey smell. Doesn’t smell like fish, just smoke. And of … --- ## [Long-Term Care Insurance: How do you determine what the max benefit should be while considering your assets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-care-insurance-how-do-you-determine-what-the-max-benefit-should-be-while-considering-your-assets/991377)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-care-insurance-how-do-you-determine-what-the-max-benefit-should-be-while-considering-your-assets/991377 "2023-10-12T13:51:13Z")
For Long-Term Care Insurance, how do you determine what the maximum benefit amount should be while considering your assets? I’m asking because I read an article perhaps 15 years ago which stated that if you had a net wor… --- ## [How does a doctor's office send prescriptions to pharmacies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-doctors-office-send-prescriptions-to-pharmacies/946499)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-doctors-office-send-prescriptions-to-pharmacies/946499 "2023-10-12T01:16:52Z")
Doctor’s offices must have hundreds of pharmacies in their computer databases. How do they manage to set people up with their prescriptions? And do they have specific members of the staff who do that? How did it work in… --- ## [Coin collectors - is this dime worth more than a dime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418 "2023-10-11T21:46:03Z")
I found a 2017 dime, Philadelphia mint mark, in my change today…The edge is completely smooth; there’s no edge at all. Is this worth more than 10 cents?. --- ## [Home WIFI - How to extend range?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wifi-how-to-extend-range/982514)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wifi-how-to-extend-range/982514 "2023-10-11T15:04:43Z")
Live in a two story house. Router on 1st floor. What’s the fastest/best way to get more coverage upstairs? Thx. --- ## [How much work is it to run an Internet platform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-run-an-internet-platform/975015)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-work-is-it-to-run-an-internet-platform/975015 "2022-11-18T12:49:18Z")
Following on the discussion about Twitter, I wondered how much work it really is to keep a platform running. I’m not only thinking of social media platforms like Twitter, but also websites/intermediaries like Booking.com,… --- ## [Different transfer speeds with different Android file managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-transfer-speeds-with-different-android-file-managers/991380)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-transfer-speeds-with-different-android-file-managers/991380 "2023-10-11T11:12:25Z")
I use four different file managers on my Android devices (because each has features that I use that aren’t included in the others). I use CX File Explorer for the bulk of my everyday management because it has the most us… --- ## [Silly question for Australian Dopers. about sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-question-for-australian-dopers-about-sports/991382)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-question-for-australian-dopers-about-sports/991382 "2023-10-11T11:09:32Z")
Do sports teams in Australia have team colors? Here in the USA most do, from professional teams down to middle schools but I don’t know the customs Down Under. Foolish of me but I figure that Dopers would know before G… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=120)