# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=166 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 167 --- ## [Driving your car \[Is it still a good idea to drive your car fast every once in a while?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-is-it-still-a-good-idea-to-drive-your-car-fast-every-once-in-a-while/977417)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-is-it-still-a-good-idea-to-drive-your-car-fast-every-once-in-a-while/977417 "2023-01-03T12:34:53Z")
Is it still a good idea to take your car out on a highway and drive it fast every once in awhile? --- ## [Did Emperor Augustus really say he would "make Rome great again"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-emperor-augustus-really-say-he-would-make-rome-great-again/977537)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-emperor-augustus-really-say-he-would-make-rome-great-again/977537 "2023-01-03T04:12:45Z")
Did Emperor Augustus really say he would “make Rome great again”? I have not been able verify that. If he did say it how would he have put it in Latin? --- ## [Airsickness - still common? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airsickness-still-common-why-or-why-not/973614)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airsickness-still-common-why-or-why-not/973614 "2023-01-02T22:44:26Z")
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, being airsick was a common reference in television, movies, and other media (“On the way the paper bag was on my knee/Man, I had a dreadful flight” By the 1990s, when began I was flying regu… --- ## [What does Ratzinger mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ratzinger-mean/300130)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ratzinger-mean/300130 "2023-01-02T21:29:26Z")
What does the German name mean in English? --- ## [Is there any way to get amazon to summarise the prices for identical except colour items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-amazon-to-summarise-the-prices-for-identical-except-colour-items/977527)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-amazon-to-summarise-the-prices-for-identical-except-colour-items/977527 "2023-01-02T17:38:20Z")
Mens Famous Dunlop GEORGE Moccasin Loafers Faux Sheepskin Fur Slippers with Rubber Sole (13 UK, Tan Saddle): Amazon.co.uk: Fashion Here’s an example of something I might buy. It comes in a lot of colours, but only by cl… --- ## [Did Mussolini style really himself "Caesar" or "Emperor" in his speeches or in private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mussolini-style-really-himself-caesar-or-emperor-in-his-speeches-or-in-private/977530)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mussolini-style-really-himself-caesar-or-emperor-in-his-speeches-or-in-private/977530 "2023-01-02T16:00:12Z")
I’ve seen references over the years that state that Benito Mussolini called himself ‘emperor’ or “Caesar”. Other than ‘duce’ I haven’t come across any direct evidence of his having styled himself as either ‘emperor’ or ‘… --- ## [Does the modern plastic-making process inherently produce GHG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-modern-plastic-making-process-inherently-produce-ghg/977346)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-modern-plastic-making-process-inherently-produce-ghg/977346 "2023-01-02T15:01:46Z")
So plastic use currently involves a lot of carbon emissions, one reason being the enormous energy requirements, some of which comes from fossil fuels. Another is incineration of the plastics post-use. However, what woul… --- ## [Battery tender question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-tender-question/971380)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-tender-question/971380 "2023-01-02T13:37:16Z")
I’ve a battery tender on my plow truck. Works great. It’s a small unit, about the size of a pack of cigs. I keep it under the hood and run the cord through the grill. What I have been doing when I use the truck, is comp… --- ## [Do metric countries use 1/4 inch hex drive bits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-metric-countries-use-1-4-inch-hex-drive-bits/977386)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-metric-countries-use-1-4-inch-hex-drive-bits/977386 "2023-01-02T02:48:42Z")
Not a very profound question but I was doing a bit of fix-it stuff.and really thought for the first time that my 1/4 inch bit holder I was using is made by Wera. It made me wonder if they make them especially for the US… --- ## [Chimpanzee delivered by c-section in a zoo - by OB/GYNs - how were they able to do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimpanzee-delivered-by-c-section-in-a-zoo-by-ob-gyns-how-were-they-able-to-do-that/975218)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimpanzee-delivered-by-c-section-in-a-zoo-by-ob-gyns-how-were-they-able-to-do-that/975218 "2023-01-01T23:55:15Z")
I’m surprised that wouldn’t be an overstepping of their boundaries, unless they were assisting and not actually performing the procedure, and why wouldn’t a veterinarian know how to do that? I’m curious, based on this v… --- ## [U-Verse + mesh router question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-mesh-router-question/977290)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-mesh-router-question/977290 "2023-01-01T22:02:10Z")
I tried to contact U-Verse customer support to ask this question, but they just didn’t understand what I was asking. I’m not great at describing what I’m looking to do here, but hopefully someone here can parse what I w… --- ## [British Dopers: What happens when you have a new Prime Minister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-happens-when-you-have-a-new-prime-minister/975933)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-happens-when-you-have-a-new-prime-minister/975933 "2023-01-01T21:45:40Z")
Not talking about the politics or business of governance, but more the logistics and ceremonies. I know y’all don’t go in for the huge inaugurations that Presidents get - I assume because your Prime Minsters are heads of… --- ## [When the police need to stop a self-driving car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-police-need-to-stop-a-self-driving-car/977454)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-police-need-to-stop-a-self-driving-car/977454 "2023-01-01T21:23:07Z")
This news story recently popped up: As the driver was passed out and the car was driving itself, police had no way to pull the vehicle over. They drove alongside and made noise until the driver reawakened, at which po… --- ## [False death reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-death-reports/977451)
**Author:** [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-death-reports/977451 "2023-01-01T20:02:24Z")
My wife recently received word via the internet (I don’t know whether it was Facebook or somewhere else) that Kathy Bates and Kevin Kostner had died. They both seem to be alive. Anybody else getting “news” like this? --- ## [How does ChatGPT recognize a self-contradiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chatgpt-recognize-a-self-contradiction/977324)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chatgpt-recognize-a-self-contradiction/977324 "2023-01-01T15:47:55Z")
I was conversing last night with ChatGPT about the nutritive value of whole wheat flour. During the conversation I challenged some of its statements as being contradictory. My question is how did the chatbot make this c… --- ## [What was this thing on a crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-thing-on-a-crow/977352)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-thing-on-a-crow/977352 "2023-01-01T13:14:34Z")
I watched this crow for about 15 minutes. It had the thing dangling from its chest. The bird was hoping around and eating apparently fine. The “bag” was free swinging. When I moved closer for a better pic, it flew away.… --- ## [Have Automobile Model Years Ended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automobile-model-years-ended/976310)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automobile-model-years-ended/976310 "2023-01-01T02:58:53Z")
It is not like I pay much attention, but are car model years still a thing? It seems Tesla does not have them. Also I see some current car models are being discontinued just about now, the “right” time for model year cha… --- ## [Subaru Tire Pressure Monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-tire-pressure-monitor/977362)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-tire-pressure-monitor/977362 "2023-01-01T02:12:54Z")
I’ve got a '19 Subaru Forester that has pressure sensors in the wheels. Work fine. Two years ago I bought new wheels/winter tires from Tire Rack and opted to save money by not getting pressure monitors included. So now I… --- ## [Is a memory or storage cell with a 1 bit heavier than one with 0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-memory-or-storage-cell-with-a-1-bit-heavier-than-one-with-0/977420)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-memory-or-storage-cell-with-a-1-bit-heavier-than-one-with-0/977420 "2022-12-31T19:23:46Z")
I know, the question sounds very stupid when you first read it. But my thinking is this: As I understand it, most (all?) memory or storage technologies use cells that can have two distinct levels of energy. The energetic… --- ## [Assets outside the Navy requires bringing in the Joint Chiefs of Staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assets-outside-the-navy-requires-bringing-in-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/977377)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assets-outside-the-navy-requires-bringing-in-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/977377 "2022-12-31T14:35:52Z")
The next day Weinberger told me that President Reagan had approved our proposal without hesitation. His instructions had been simple: “Give Maggie everything she needs to get on with it.” Of the unity of purpose—and the … --- ## [What Would Cause The Interior Of A Plane In Flight To Get Foggy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-the-interior-of-a-plane-in-flight-to-get-foggy/977345)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-the-interior-of-a-plane-in-flight-to-get-foggy/977345 "2022-12-31T11:09:27Z")
\#6 in this list: the passenger took a pic from a plane that appared, for lack of a better choice of words, foggy. What could cause that? --- ## [Question regarding English history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-english-history/976688)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-english-history/976688 "2022-12-31T10:31:33Z")
I’m not totally certain if there’s a complete answer to this question, but I thought I’d see how far it can be answered. I finally got around to reading Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and there’s an assertion in there tha… --- ## [What is 'safflower pear' wood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-safflower-pear-wood/977348)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-safflower-pear-wood/977348 "2022-12-31T08:26:18Z")
I saw a video of YouTuber “Grandpa Amu” making a model fire truck from a pinkish-red wood that was called ‘safflower pear’ in the video description. All of the Internet references I can find to ‘safflower pear’ seem to b… --- ## [US Spec Ops mission where they sink a cargo ship covertly in the 2000s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-spec-ops-mission-where-they-sink-a-cargo-ship-covertly-in-the-2000s/977065)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-spec-ops-mission-where-they-sink-a-cargo-ship-covertly-in-the-2000s/977065 "2022-12-30T21:54:15Z")
I was watching a documentary a decade ago on History Channel I think about real life covert ops missions. There was one story they told which I can’t find verification of on the internet but interested me greatly. Basic… --- ## [Any evidence that teaching kids about healthy boundaries and consent to physical contact reduces abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-teaching-kids-about-healthy-boundaries-and-consent-to-physical-contact-reduces-abuse/977225)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-teaching-kids-about-healthy-boundaries-and-consent-to-physical-contact-reduces-abuse/977225 "2022-12-30T17:03:11Z")
There is a trend in contemporary parenting which recommends that parents teach their kids about bodily autonomy and consent to contact. One way this manifests is that parents should help their kids establish and maintain… --- ## [Update apple watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-apple-watch/977341)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-apple-watch/977341 "2022-12-30T16:43:42Z")
I decided to start using my Apple Watch, series 3 again. It has been awhile, it currently is on OS 6.2 and needs to get up to 8.7.1. I cannot get it to do that. The updates will not download on the iphone, it just fre… --- ## [How Can I Refill A Script When My Pharmacy And Doctor's Office Are Closed? (Need answer kind of fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-refill-a-script-when-my-pharmacy-and-doctors-office-are-closed-need-answer-kind-of-fast/977129)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-refill-a-script-when-my-pharmacy-and-doctors-office-are-closed-need-answer-kind-of-fast/977129 "2022-12-30T14:58:01Z")
I am out of my rescue inhaler, Albuterol, and I’m gasping for breath. I’ve been sipping coffee (I read that that helps), but I don’t know that I can sustain this until tomorrow. My regular pharmacy is closed, as is my ph… --- ## [Turn off Autoplay on Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-autoplay-on-prime/977287)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-autoplay-on-prime/977287 "2022-12-30T14:16:28Z")
We watch shows on Prime on our Sony smart TV. At the end of an episode, a box pops up in the lower right corner showing what’s coming up next, and a timer showing when the show will automatically start – typically about… --- ## [Does this condensation control solution exist? (or something like it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-condensation-control-solution-exist-or-something-like-it/977241)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-condensation-control-solution-exist-or-something-like-it/977241 "2022-12-30T12:38:17Z")
Background: I’ve recently moved into a quite old house, part of which has some problems with condensation and damp. Most of the house is heated and is warm and dry, except for an unheated wing containing the kitchen, an… --- ## [Can anyone identify the subject of a bronze bust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-subject-of-a-bronze-bust/977294)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-subject-of-a-bronze-bust/977294 "2022-12-30T04:02:59Z")
Can anyone identify the subject of the bronze bust on the right, the woman with the initials GRC? It is a small bronze portrait bust by sculpture artist Catherine Wentworth. Wentwor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=167)