# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=178 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 179 --- ## [What is the name of this phenomenon (related to assumption of guilt)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-phenomenon-related-to-assumption-of-guilt/972536)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-phenomenon-related-to-assumption-of-guilt/972536 "2022-10-21T18:13:34Z")
Person A firmly believes Person B is guilty of some thing, and accuses them in no uncertain terms. Person B (who is actually innocent) protests their innocence. Person A regards this protest as further proof of guilt: … --- ## [Question regarding three medieval German Hanse towns:Anklam, Stolpe, Kolberg and Königsberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-three-medieval-german-hanse-towns-anklam-stolpe-kolberg-and-konigsberg/973576)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-three-medieval-german-hanse-towns-anklam-stolpe-kolberg-and-konigsberg/973576 "2022-10-21T13:18:48Z")
Regarding German Hanse towns:Anklam, Stolpe, Kolberg and Königsberg, were any of these medieval free city-states. if not what was their status in the “Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation”? --- ## [Trumps 757? What happened to it, where is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-757-what-happened-to-it-where-is-it/808122)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-757-what-happened-to-it-where-is-it/808122 "2022-10-21T13:10:38Z")
Where is trumps Boing 757? Was it a leased plane? Is it sitting in a hanger somewhere? --- ## [My new Samsung 58 inch smart TV is not working with Denon AVR X1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-samsung-58-inch-smart-tv-is-not-working-with-denon-avr-x1000/973482)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-samsung-58-inch-smart-tv-is-not-working-with-denon-avr-x1000/973482 "2022-10-21T03:27:54Z")
I know that the model of my Denon AVR is old but I don’t understand why that should make a difference except for UHD or 4K compatibility. Here is the situation I have a Sony PS4 and an Asus TUF15 gaming laptop. With my … --- ## [Is it a feasible/good idea to heat a greenhouse with compost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-feasible-good-idea-to-heat-a-greenhouse-with-compost/973561)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-feasible-good-idea-to-heat-a-greenhouse-with-compost/973561 "2022-10-21T01:30:23Z")
When vegetable matter decays, it generates heat. But it also generates methane and CO2. So if I put a big pile of compost in a greenhouse, enough to heat it up to prevent frost in winter, would it release enough methane … --- ## [Why isn't there a easy way to turn off Bluetooth tv audio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-easy-way-to-turn-off-bluetooth-tv-audio/973513)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-easy-way-to-turn-off-bluetooth-tv-audio/973513 "2022-10-20T21:33:48Z")
Tvs still use the mechanical jack that pushes a lever that disables the tv built-in speakers. Its the same type jack they used in transistor pocket radios in the 1960’s. There was a ear piece that plugged in and disable… --- ## [GPS warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-warfare/973472)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-warfare/973472 "2022-10-20T20:47:55Z")
I had been wondering about GPS spoofing and jamming as cheap UAV attacks ramp up in the Ukraine. The GPS systems of the U.S. and Russia have military functionality as their base reason. The military can control functiona… --- ## [Where do leaf peepers come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-leaf-peepers-come-from/973348)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-leaf-peepers-come-from/973348 "2022-10-20T20:35:03Z")
As I read a thread on the New Hampshire reddit about some morons, it reminded me of something I’ve never been clear on because I’ve always lived in New England where the leaves change every single year: what states in th… --- ## [What is the animal in this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483 "2022-10-20T17:40:35Z")
Video is cued to 0:24, when some kind of animal leaps from the floor into a person’s hand, expertly rotating in the air to land in the correct orientation. I’ve searched for bush baby, sugar glider, and le… --- ## [Senate procedures arcana - what is happening here and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-procedures-arcana-what-is-happening-here-and-why/973512)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-procedures-arcana-what-is-happening-here-and-why/973512 "2022-10-20T12:58:49Z")
In an attempt to chase down the straight dope on a claim I heard in a political ad, I tried to follow the Inflation Reduction Act through the senate. It did eventually pass and is now law. At one point, Sen. Rubio move… --- ## [Are there any known descendants of any Anglo-Saxon royal families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-descendants-of-any-anglo-saxon-royal-families/676713)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-descendants-of-any-anglo-saxon-royal-families/676713 "2022-10-20T12:22:44Z")
I’m curious as to whether there are any people who can prove descent from Anglo-Saxon royalty. Not just the national royalty, but of any royalty of any once independent part of it. In the following order of preference: … --- ## [What Do Prescription-Free Hearing Aids Actually Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-prescription-free-hearing-aids-actually-mean/971805)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-prescription-free-hearing-aids-actually-mean/971805 "2022-10-20T05:05:41Z")
Americans will soon be able to get hearing aids without a prescription. But doesn’t every patient need a hearing aid tailored to their own hearing loss (and ear shape)? Mrs. H has hearing difficulties and purchased thes… --- ## [On dogs, bones and toothses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-bones-and-toothses/973370)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-bones-and-toothses/973370 "2022-10-20T01:04:14Z")
Watching my small dogs go to town on a beef rib I started wondering, we humans break teeth all the time on things harder than a marshmallow. So how is it that a dog can utterly demolish a hard bone in minutes without br… --- ## [Heated machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-machines/973506)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-machines/973506 "2022-10-19T21:59:08Z")
In the lobby of our building, they have this machine blowing, even though theres no damage there. Its been running continuously since Sunday. It started at 303 degrees. Now it says 370. Should I be worried? I’m already w… --- ## [What do the soldiers do when a war ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164 "2022-10-19T16:05:57Z")
I know this differs depending on how the end of the war done. High ranking officers may be executed or brought to trial for their transgressions against the opposing force, but what about the rank and file foot soldiers?… --- ## [Tips and tricks for using YouTube TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461 "2022-10-19T15:53:45Z")
We finally cut the cord and switched to YouTube TV, and for the most part we like it just fine. But the interface can be confusing, and I haven’t been able to find any support number or even robo-chat. So I’m hoping my f… --- ## [Radioactive isotope lead-210 from what source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380 "2022-10-19T14:36:36Z")
This article is about elevated levels of Lead-210 left over from WWII sources that has contaminated a school. I don’t recall hearing of this isotope before. What nuclear weapons manufacturing would have produced it? --- ## [Join the Navy or Air Force: how long before you get to fly "normal" duty in a fighter/transport/cargo aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-navy-or-air-force-how-long-before-you-get-to-fly-normal-duty-in-a-fighter-transport-cargo-aircraft/972836)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-navy-or-air-force-how-long-before-you-get-to-fly-normal-duty-in-a-fighter-transport-cargo-aircraft/972836 "2022-10-19T05:06:09Z")
Suppose I join the US Navy or Air Force in my early 20s with a college degree but no aviation experience. How long before I’m a full-fledged pilot who can fly combat air patrols in a fighter jet, or fly a transport/tank… --- ## [Why are Italian-American names so badly mispronounced, even by their owners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-italian-american-names-so-badly-mispronounced-even-by-their-owners/295660)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-italian-american-names-so-badly-mispronounced-even-by-their-owners/295660 "2022-10-18T18:12:03Z")
It seems to me this actually happens more with Italian names than with others. Granted, we Americans tend to have a hard time with foreign names, but with all the experience of Italian immigration in the early XX centu… --- ## [Static Electric Spark from Cup of Soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-spark-from-cup-of-soda/720281)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-spark-from-cup-of-soda/720281 "2022-10-18T17:58:09Z")
It seems to me to happen all the time: I’ll buy a soda at a fast food place, where the cup is made of plastic. I’ll fill it with soda at a fountain. I’ll start to sip…and get a tiny little zap on my lip. Is this just… --- ## [Insular Cases (US citizenship for American Samoans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insular-cases-us-citizenship-for-american-samoans/973406)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insular-cases-us-citizenship-for-american-samoans/973406 "2022-10-18T15:57:40Z")
I am hearing for the first time about the Insular Cases, 100 year old legal statutes about the citizenship status of people born in the US territories. Apparently, the rules varied from one territory to another, but as i… --- ## [Betting on a horse race: If I place a bet at 100:1 and at race time the odds are 10:1 do I get a 100:1 payout or the 10:1 payout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-a-horse-race-if-i-place-a-bet-at-100-1-and-at-race-time-the-odds-are-10-1-do-i-get-a-100-1-payout-or-the-10-1-payout/964136)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-a-horse-race-if-i-place-a-bet-at-100-1-and-at-race-time-the-odds-are-10-1-do-i-get-a-100-1-payout-or-the-10-1-payout/964136 "2022-10-18T09:10:36Z")
Title says it all. I know odds can fluctuate before a horse race. If, for some reason, everyone starts betting on one horse the odds go down. My question is, if I placed the bet earlier at higher odds do I get that hi… --- ## [How long will it be before the planets are in the same position as they are now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-planets-are-in-the-same-position-as-they-are-now/973317)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-planets-are-in-the-same-position-as-they-are-now/973317 "2022-10-17T21:35:07Z")
Ignoring the fact that the galaxy is spinning and moving through space too, how long will it take until all of the planets are in the same position that they are now, relative to the sun? IOW, if I mapped the location o… --- ## [Semi truck markings and license plate questions - history thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-truck-markings-and-license-plate-questions-history-thereof/973324)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-truck-markings-and-license-plate-questions-history-thereof/973324 "2022-10-17T20:57:16Z")
It’s surprisingly hard to find the answer to my questions. I can get tons of sites telling me how to install the marking, which markings are correct, what they mean - but the history is obscured. When were trucks first … --- ## ['Potato' reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-reply/973297)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-reply/973297 "2022-10-17T18:07:35Z")
In the comments in an article about the Russian invasion: VLADIMIR: Russia now has the most superior weapons and military technologies. NATO countries are behind in all main fields. REPLIER: Potato. I seem to have h… --- ## [Ground-Up Cannabis Exposed To Air And Sunlight For ~72 Hours; Still Potent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-up-cannabis-exposed-to-air-and-sunlight-for-72-hours-still-potent/973336)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-up-cannabis-exposed-to-air-and-sunlight-for-72-hours-still-potent/973336 "2022-10-17T13:53:00Z")
A few nights ago I ground up some dank nugs and put it onto this little tray I use. I smoked a few bowls and then forgot about it. It’s been exposed to the air and the sunlight (during the few hours when direct sunlight … --- ## [Getting Godaddy/Microsoft Exchange email on Thunderbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-godaddy-microsoft-exchange-email-on-thunderbird/973340)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-godaddy-microsoft-exchange-email-on-thunderbird/973340 "2022-10-17T08:01:19Z")
For several years now I’ve been getting email sent to my Godaddy domain on Thunderbird. But Godaddy has changed and now requires the user to get email through Microsoft Exchange. I know I should be able to get my email … --- ## [Who does an Amazon seller pay State Income Tax to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-an-amazon-seller-pay-state-income-tax-to/973335)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-an-amazon-seller-pay-state-income-tax-to/973335 "2022-10-17T06:00:28Z")
For example, take an writer who independently writes and sells her stories and books via Amazon. Every so often they send her her cut of what the sales came to, probably by deposit to a bank account. Those sales are a … --- ## [Unsolicited Facebook friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-facebook-friend/973349)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsolicited-facebook-friend/973349 "2022-10-17T03:43:55Z")
This has happened to me a handful of times: I will get a message on Facebook “Joe Shmo has accepted your friend request”. Except I don’t know Joe and I never sent him a friend request. But now he is my friend. How/why … --- ## [App for weather alert for 40F, 15 days in advance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-weather-alert-for-40f-15-days-in-advance/973307)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-weather-alert-for-40f-15-days-in-advance/973307 "2022-10-16T22:03:07Z")
I am looking for an app that will look every hour at 15 day weather forecast for a zip code. As soon as any day in the future 15 days is predicted to have a low temperature of 40F or lower, it would alert me by a text me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=179)