# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=156 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 157 --- ## [How do I see what my gmail password is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-see-what-my-gmail-password-is/979661)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-see-what-my-gmail-password-is/979661 "2023-03-01T16:08:30Z")
I use chrome as my main browser. It autofills the login stuff for my regular sites. I know how to look at it’s list of saved passwords…except that neither gmail nor google appear on the list of saved passwords. Uh? It… --- ## [Why doesn't modern recorded music use the stereo effect much anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285 "2023-03-01T13:36:22Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music recorded in the 50’s & 60’s. I’m loving their use of the stereo effect. They’ll have totally different music in each channel. Chorus might be in the right and the lead in … --- ## [How does China's claim over Taiwan currently manifest itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinas-claim-over-taiwan-currently-manifest-itself/980299)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinas-claim-over-taiwan-currently-manifest-itself/980299 "2023-03-01T08:13:04Z")
The US claims many states and territories as its own. This manifests in many ways, including but not limited to: some level of federal authority over what sorts of state/territorial laws can or cannot be enacted feder… --- ## [Is it possible to 'reconstruct" (?) an entire photo from a piece of the negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-reconstruct-an-entire-photo-from-a-piece-of-the-negative/979972)
**Author:** [@Amikejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amikejo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-reconstruct-an-entire-photo-from-a-piece-of-the-negative/979972 "2023-03-01T07:04:02Z")
I don’t know how ask the question better because I know nothing about photography and I only heard a vague description of this. The only other thing I can remember is that it involves lasers. So is possible to recreate … --- ## [Why 55+ retirement communities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-55-retirement-communities/973559)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-55-retirement-communities/973559 "2023-03-01T04:52:20Z")
As opposed to 62 or 50? We’ve got a lot of them around here and they’re all 55+ and never anything else. Is there a regulation that says it’s no longer discrimination to not sell/rent to you if you’re not that age? --- ## [Why Do Washing Machine Hoses Apparently Burst More Than Other Modern Plumbing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-washing-machine-hoses-apparently-burst-more-than-other-modern-plumbing/979808)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-washing-machine-hoses-apparently-burst-more-than-other-modern-plumbing/979808 "2023-03-01T04:43:38Z")
This may be horribly dorky to ask, but here goes. Many web sites speak of the danger of washing machine hoses bursting, recommending stainless steel reinforcement and replacement every few years. Example: Choose the Ri… --- ## [How to silence snap buttons on outerwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-snap-buttons-on-outerwear/530306)
**Author:** [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-snap-buttons-on-outerwear/530306 "2023-03-01T03:54:14Z")
I have a jacket with snap buttons down the front (in addition to the zipper) and the little rings inside the buttons rattle. Is there some way to shut them up while leaving the snaps functional? Seems like a common issu… --- ## [Local McDonald's removed all the doors to their public restroom stalls, illegal? \[fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-mcdonalds-removed-all-the-doors-to-their-public-restroom-stalls-illegal-fixed-title/971755)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-mcdonalds-removed-all-the-doors-to-their-public-restroom-stalls-illegal-fixed-title/971755 "2023-03-01T03:19:13Z")
The McDonald’s next to my work which I’ll occasionally use the restroom in during my lunch break recently took all the doors off the public restroom stalls (3 stalls total) citing illegal activities being done in the clo… --- ## [When Did American Schools Start Teaching Comprehensive Sex-Ed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-american-schools-start-teaching-comprehensive-sex-ed/980399)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-american-schools-start-teaching-comprehensive-sex-ed/980399 "2023-03-01T01:54:57Z")
In this thread we’re discussing whether or not there have ever been people who entered marriage having no idea how human reproduction worked or how their genitalia was intended to function. Turns out it’s true. There is… --- ## [Hospital admissions and chest x-rays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-admissions-and-chest-x-rays/980509)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-admissions-and-chest-x-rays/980509 "2023-03-01T01:37:00Z")
In general, do hospitals still require all admitted patients to have a chest x-ray? I remember when I had my tonsils removed back in my early years (late 1960s) that I had an x-ray. If not required, when did the practice… --- ## [Are there any spectacular cases coming up of ultra-long term leases expiring in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-spectacular-cases-coming-up-of-ultra-long-term-leases-expiring-in-england/980455)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-spectacular-cases-coming-up-of-ultra-long-term-leases-expiring-in-england/980455 "2023-02-28T23:16:25Z")
In English land law, it is not rare that real estate is let on a lease for extremely long periods, such as 999 years, with only a nominal land rent. Of course, for all practical purposes a lease of this duration is equiv… --- ## [Publishers clearing house--scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishers-clearing-house-scam/980284)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publishers-clearing-house-scam/980284 "2023-02-28T18:36:26Z")
I know Cecil addressed this back in 1984, but the question remains–has there been any evidence that people have won sweepstakes without getting subscription? I can see PCH not wanting this to be known since it would dest… --- ## [Passing a knife between your hands during a knife fight, is that an actual technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-a-knife-between-your-hands-during-a-knife-fight-is-that-an-actual-technique/978936)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-a-knife-between-your-hands-during-a-knife-fight-is-that-an-actual-technique/978936 "2023-02-28T17:00:07Z")
This happens all the time in pirate movies but basically a pirate armed with a knife confronts someone else with a melee weapon. The pirate approaches the other person and starts passing the knife between their left and … --- ## [Landing a helicopter at a small airport – why this process?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-helicopter-at-a-small-airport-why-this-process/980442)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-a-helicopter-at-a-small-airport-why-this-process/980442 "2023-02-28T13:28:47Z")
On Sunday we watched a helicopter land at Shoreham Airport, a small airport used mostly by light aircraft. We’d seen the process before, but had kind of assumed we were watching flying lessons; however this appeared to b… --- ## [Rumi quote real or hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumi-quote-real-or-hoax/675659)
**Author:** [@Childof\_Quanyin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Childof_Quanyin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumi-quote-real-or-hoax/675659 "2023-02-27T21:05:58Z")
“Your task is not to seek love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it” Did Rumi really write this or is it from a course in miracles? If Rumi did write it who did the… --- ## [He tabled a resolution in the form of a "\*\*black draft\*\*,"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-tabled-a-resolution-in-the-form-of-a-black-draft/980431)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-tabled-a-resolution-in-the-form-of-a-black-draft/980431 "2023-02-27T12:44:38Z")
In New York, news of the invasion galvanized UN ambassador Parsons into action. At a hastily-convened Security Council meeting, he tabled a resolution in the form of a “black draft,” which entitled its presenter to a vot… --- ## [Windows Explorer Goes AWOL, and Takes the Desktop With It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-explorer-goes-awol-and-takes-the-desktop-with-it/980374)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-explorer-goes-awol-and-takes-the-desktop-with-it/980374 "2023-02-27T01:45:18Z")
Computer is an HP 15-gw0000 laptop running Windows 11 :woozy\_face:. For the past week or so, whenever I do a cold start or restart the desktop and taskbar appear briefly, then either disappear completely or flash; either… --- ## [Roku TV question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-tv-question/980261)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-tv-question/980261 "2023-02-26T19:15:32Z")
I have a Sanyo 40" Roku TV, and recently Roku has been failing to connect, or disconnecting shortly after, the internet. Is it possible to hook up an external Roku device to my Roku TV, or will complications ensue? --- ## [A heat pump just takes longer to heat then a furnace? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-heat-pump-just-takes-longer-to-heat-then-a-furnace-why/979947)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-heat-pump-just-takes-longer-to-heat-then-a-furnace-why/979947 "2023-02-26T16:08:01Z")
I’ve seen this stated multiple times, here is one such statement: Yes, a heat pump can replace both a furnace and an air conditioner. The only drawback to both is that a heat pump will take longer to provide heating an… --- ## [Tax filing when you've had numerous jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-filing-when-youve-had-numerous-jobs/980366)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-filing-when-youve-had-numerous-jobs/980366 "2023-02-26T00:45:24Z")
Last year I worked four months, made about 6,000. Filed e file. Got back 1280 in returns. This year of 2022 I worked 5 jobs. How do I file that, list all the income and the EIN numbers? --- ## [How do I uninstall Cloudfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-uninstall-cloudfare/980342)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-uninstall-cloudfare/980342 "2023-02-25T23:50:38Z")
Odd thing is that somehow Cloudfare is now on my computer but the Cloudfare interface is all in Chinese. I think it’s on the machine and not on the websites I’m going to. I simply do not want the bloody thing on the mach… --- ## [Putting a newer driver seat in a 2007 Toyota RAV4. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-newer-driver-seat-in-a-2007-toyota-rav4-possible/979018)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-newer-driver-seat-in-a-2007-toyota-rav4-possible/979018 "2023-02-25T22:25:59Z")
I have a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with a bone-standard manual driver seat. It moves back and forth and reclines. Unfortunately, I need/want about an inch more distance away from the steering wheel. (Raising the steering wheel… --- ## [Questions regarding the final settlement of the Louisiana Purchase loan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-final-settlement-of-the-louisiana-purchase-loan/979879)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-final-settlement-of-the-louisiana-purchase-loan/979879 "2023-02-25T22:05:21Z")
Did the US pay off the final installment on its Louisiana Purchase loan in 1822 or 1823 ? How much did the US pay in its final installment on the loan? Are there any non-redeemed bonds related to the Louisiana Purchase… --- ## [Google Chrome and imac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-and-imac/980247)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-and-imac/980247 "2023-02-25T21:55:53Z")
Just today, after years, Chrome disappeared from my imac. When I go to applications, it is not listed. When I go to the Chrome website and follow instructions the .dmg file will not run. When I use safari to go to goo… --- ## [Travel to China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-china/980250)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-china/980250 "2023-02-25T19:42:50Z")
Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) is in Chengdu, China in October this year. Is a visa required, and (if so) is it possible to get one if you are a United Statesian? --- ## [how to bypass nook hd registration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bypass-nook-hd-registration/719324)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-bypass-nook-hd-registration/719324 "2023-02-25T15:48:16Z")
Well, my beloved nook color is showing signs of possibly giving up the ghost, and I didn’t want to spend a trillion dollars on some tablet that wouldn’t give me the features I want, so I bought a nook hd on eBay. But he… --- ## [Is there a site where you can create an anthropomorphic image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-site-where-you-can-create-an-anthropomorphic-image/980344)
**Author:** [@Amikejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amikejo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-site-where-you-can-create-an-anthropomorphic-image/980344 "2023-02-25T15:47:30Z")
Like take a photo of an animal and sort of cartoonise it in human(ish) form. Does it exist? --- ## [How can I get this video off my phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-video-off-my-phone/980112)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-this-video-off-my-phone/980112 "2023-02-25T14:25:11Z")
I recorded a video on my phone today. My phone has fairly small storage, so it automatically turned off after about 17 minutes, when it ran out. Nonetheless, I would like to keep what time it has. But, likely because … --- ## [Who in the US Government would have responsibility over a real UFO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-us-government-would-have-responsibility-over-a-real-ufo/980147)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-us-government-would-have-responsibility-over-a-real-ufo/980147 "2023-02-25T04:07:37Z")
Assume it crashed or was found and moved to a secret location. Would it be NASA? The Air Force? Space Force? All of the above? I assume they’d all share the examination area as a group. --- ## [What is the proper term for "Heroic Titles?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-term-for-heroic-titles/980240)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-proper-term-for-heroic-titles/980240 "2023-02-25T02:20:37Z")
In sagas and such, Heroes’ names will often have a description of their major deeds. You have things like “Njarll Bjornson, Slayer of the Beast of Rathgraben” or “Ulfgar, Who Did Journey a Thousand Leagues.” Is there … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=157)