# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=144 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 145 --- ## [Problem: Windows 11, Doesn't Show Desktop Icons nor Programs Running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-windows-11-doesnt-show-desktop-icons-nor-programs-running/984002)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-windows-11-doesnt-show-desktop-icons-nor-programs-running/984002 "2023-05-14T07:26:41Z")
My Dell 7040 Windows 11 desktop computer was running fine when I turned it off yesterday, but I have problems today. The monitor shows the wallpaper and taskbar but no desktop icons. Hovering over a button for a progr… --- ## [Full Nelson/choke hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-nelson-choke-hold/983955)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-nelson-choke-hold/983955 "2023-05-14T04:30:33Z")
Is the “full nelson” the I learned in high school wrestling the same thing as the controversial chokehold? --- ## [Check Engine light reset vs battery disconnect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-engine-light-reset-vs-battery-disconnect/983956)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-engine-light-reset-vs-battery-disconnect/983956 "2023-05-14T02:33:42Z")
I’m fighting a check engine light in my spare time for a cat that is underperforming (or perhaps a O2 sensor). What I have noticed is if I reset the codes the light comes back on about the time when the monitors are set… --- ## [2021 F-150 Powerboost Error Message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-f-150-powerboost-error-message/983889)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-f-150-powerboost-error-message/983889 "2023-05-12T22:04:36Z")
Yesterday I started my truck and this error message appeared on the driver’s display “Shift System Fault-Service required” I pressed OK and the next message was “Service Vehicle Soon”. It appears to be working fine, for… --- ## [MS-Excel: Any way to tell it 'Just do it!'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-any-way-to-tell-it-just-do-it/983825)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-any-way-to-tell-it-just-do-it/983825 "2023-05-12T18:42:43Z")
I often have to insert header records into .csv files. I’ll copy a record (only column A populated) from one file, highlight the top record in another file, right-click, and choose Insert Copied Cells. Half the time, i… --- ## [Can a dog climb a ladder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-climb-a-ladder/983812)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-climb-a-ladder/983812 "2023-05-12T15:44:25Z")
I know a motivated cat can climb even a vertical ladder: I have seen one do so. Has anyone seen a dog do the same though? I imagine this might be a trick some old-time circus trainers might have attempted? --- ## [One s'more into the breech--misfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-smore-into-the-breech-misfire/983870)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-smore-into-the-breech-misfire/983870 "2023-05-12T15:16:43Z")
If you jammed a marshmallow and graham cracker-based confectionary into the barrel of a gun, would it cause the gun to misfire, or would the bullet “clean” the barrel? --- ## [Do I \*have\* to take my Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-social-security/983867)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-social-security/983867 "2023-05-12T13:05:26Z")
This most definitely doesn’t apply to me, so hypothetically: Let’s say I’ve done pretty well in life, maybe like. . . starting a software company named after a fruit. You may start receiving SS as early as 62, but you’… --- ## [Why stop Social Security increases at age 70?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stop-social-security-increases-at-age-70/983886)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stop-social-security-increases-at-age-70/983886 "2023-05-12T12:16:41Z")
Sorry if this has been asked and answered, but I’m curious about the reasoning behind the rate of annual Social Security increases (currently something like 8%) stopping at age 70. I’ve been waiting to take my SS until I… --- ## [Divorce and community property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-community-property/983882)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-community-property/983882 "2023-05-12T12:09:47Z")
Dick and Jane are married. Dick buys his friend Bob a lottery ticket as a gift and it hits for a zillion dollhairs. Jane files for divorce and insists that Dick bought said lottery ticket with community property therefo… --- ## [Why is my iMessage setting getting turned off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-imessage-setting-getting-turned-off/983914)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-imessage-setting-getting-turned-off/983914 "2023-05-12T10:45:35Z")
Not sure if this is an iOS issue or a Wi-Fi issue … I work in a small retail store with an unsecured guest Wi-Fi that we employees use as well as customers. There are 2 other networked that are solely for store operatio… --- ## [What is the lowest level of employment at which point anti-discrimination laws kick in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-level-of-employment-at-which-point-anti-discrimination-laws-kick-in/983858)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-level-of-employment-at-which-point-anti-discrimination-laws-kick-in/983858 "2023-05-11T22:06:50Z")
If a big company like Boeing, Microsoft or Apple were to announce: “We refuse to hire black applicants,” such a thing would be instantly blasted; it would go viral in the blink of an eye and the legal system would be rig… --- ## [When did the United States military begin requiring in person announcements of family member deaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-united-states-military-begin-requiring-in-person-announcements-of-family-member-deaths/981619)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-united-states-military-begin-requiring-in-person-announcements-of-family-member-deaths/981619 "2023-05-11T22:00:53Z")
Take a look at this telegram from 1942 informing a woman that her husband(age 28) has died and they’ll give her $50 to bury him. I thought by 1942, in person delivering of… --- ## [etaoin shrdlu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etaoin-shrdlu/55063)
**Author:** [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etaoin-shrdlu/55063 "2023-05-11T18:30:12Z")
etaoin shrdlu So what the hell is the deal with that? I know Cecil himself promised an upcoming column on the subject, but I’m damned impatient. It sounds to me like an in-joke. And there’s nothing more irritating than … --- ## [Did petroglyph writers practice petroglyph writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-petroglyph-writers-practice-petroglyph-writing/983855)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-petroglyph-writers-practice-petroglyph-writing/983855 "2023-05-11T18:04:34Z")
When I’m hiking in areas with petroglyphs, one thing that I find curious is how few petroglyphs there are. Even though communities lived in those areas for thousands of years, there’s only a relative handful of petrogly… --- ## [Hypotax and Foreign Income Exclusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypotax-and-foreign-income-exclusion/983878)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypotax-and-foreign-income-exclusion/983878 "2023-05-11T13:03:09Z")
Consider an American employee onboarding at a new US company overseas that tells her they will take hypotax from her paycheck. If the employee already has a) SOFA status in that country; b) is not obligated to pay local … --- ## [Digital "Passkeys"? Who What Where When And Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-passkeys-who-what-where-when-and-why/983588)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-passkeys-who-what-where-when-and-why/983588 "2023-05-10T23:59:33Z")
Google has created something called a “digital passkey” to replace passwords. Given that many Techs harbor a perverse view that poking at obscure bits of software in unnecessary ways is somehow fun, I dread the results … --- ## [To what extent do the lowest-level military people know what the mission is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-the-lowest-level-military-people-know-what-the-mission-is/953779)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-the-lowest-level-military-people-know-what-the-mission-is/953779 "2023-05-10T22:27:29Z")
Say you have a U.S. submarine that is secretly deploying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. To what extent would non-combat crewmembers such as a cook or doctor aboard the sub know what’s going on? Would they even know whe… --- ## [Electric meter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-meter/983750)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-meter/983750 "2023-05-10T14:53:57Z")
For several years I have been complaing about my electric meter. My bill was a bout double everyone else in my neighborhood with similar requirements. Edison would come out and check it and assure me everything was fine.… --- ## [Is there any real way to get dinosaur DNA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-way-to-get-dinosaur-dna/983776)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-way-to-get-dinosaur-dna/983776 "2023-05-10T11:24:10Z")
I’ve read that the Jurassic Park method of bugs and amber doesn’t work. Is there any realistic (or even fairly plausible) way to get dino DNA? --- ## [Copyright strikes on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-strikes-on-youtube/983837)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-strikes-on-youtube/983837 "2023-05-10T10:57:47Z")
I think this belongs in FQ; it pertains law, albeit about music, but is not about arts and entertainment per se. I’ll start with saying that I’m fully aware that the rules and TOS of YouTube does not equal copyright law… --- ## [Mysterious payment into my PayPal account - scam? \[Update - not a scam in this case\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-payment-into-my-paypal-account-scam-update-not-a-scam-in-this-case/983580)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-payment-into-my-paypal-account-scam-update-not-a-scam-in-this-case/983580 "2023-05-10T01:06:10Z")
I received an email today telling me that I had received a payment into my PayPal account. This was unexpected. The payment I received was exactly £10.00. Note that I didn’t click any links in the notification email - I… --- ## [What is the difference between cells in our body and one-celled organisms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-cells-in-our-body-and-one-celled-organisms/983774)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-cells-in-our-body-and-one-celled-organisms/983774 "2023-05-09T22:28:56Z")
We have cells that reproduce by cell division. How do our cells differ from cells that are considered independent organisms? --- ## [Is there a name for my page-flipping obsession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-my-page-flipping-obsession/130733)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-my-page-flipping-obsession/130733 "2023-05-09T21:19:40Z")
I have an obsession with flipping the pages of a book or stack of paper (Post-It note pads are a particular favorite). The flipping is similar to the way you flip pages of animation in a stack of paper. I do this repea… --- ## [Lost BIOS/Admin password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-bios-admin-password/983758)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-bios-admin-password/983758 "2023-05-09T19:34:46Z")
I decided to install light version of Linux on an older PC that’s just been sitting in a closet for a number of years. For some reason, I password protected the BIOS and have no clue what password I used. I read that r… --- ## ["Developer unregistration notice alert" - real Facebook notification of spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developer-unregistration-notice-alert-real-facebook-notification-of-spam/983814)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developer-unregistration-notice-alert-real-facebook-notification-of-spam/983814 "2023-05-09T18:30:00Z")
Yesterday, I received this e-mail from “Facebook noreply@developers.facebook.com”: "Unregistration notice Hi, This is to inform you that your developer account does not have any roles on any apps (such as an admin). As… --- ## [Are there any eastern rest areas on non-Interstate Highway roads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-eastern-rest-areas-on-non-interstate-highway-roads/983641)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-eastern-rest-areas-on-non-interstate-highway-roads/983641 "2023-05-09T01:28:08Z")
There are several “rest areas” in the Southwest or Texas that are like full-blown “Rest stops” on the Interstate Highway System, with bathrooms and everything, yet are not on a limited-access highway. 287 in Texas betwee… --- ## [What's the cellular turnover rate in the human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cellular-turnover-rate-in-the-human-body/624969)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cellular-turnover-rate-in-the-human-body/624969 "2023-05-08T23:30:25Z")
We all know the cells in our body are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones. If I started now, how long would it be until every cell currently living in my body will have been replaced? --- ## [How to pay for Tremfya (psoriasis drug)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pay-for-tremfya-psoriasis-drug/983749)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pay-for-tremfya-psoriasis-drug/983749 "2023-05-08T19:13:07Z")
Heavens. The stuff is $18,690 per dose, which can be reduced to $5, depending on things I don’t know. Ms. Napier has been using Tremfya. We have decent insurance which has been covering it. But I’m retiring, and we hav… --- ## [Motion sensor light, but sensor is remote - does this exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-light-but-sensor-is-remote-does-this-exist/983688)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-light-but-sensor-is-remote-does-this-exist/983688 "2023-05-08T18:30:35Z")
Allow me to explain. I am looking for a set-up that would turn on my kitchen light when I open my door(s). In other words, the sensor can be mounted away from the actual light. I would have thought that this is somethi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=145)