# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=179 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 180 --- ## [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… --- ## [Fixes to Auto Recalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixes-to-auto-recalls/972964)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixes-to-auto-recalls/972964 "2022-10-16T18:25:24Z")
How do car manufacturers come up with fixes to Safety Recalls so quickly? (It’s like they knew the better, safer way all along?) --- ## [Where Is This Bizarro Business Park(?) Residential Area(?) Film Set(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-bizarro-business-park-residential-area-film-set/973017)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-bizarro-business-park-residential-area-film-set/973017 "2022-10-16T14:43:53Z")
In this video, the performer is traversing through … well, I don’t know what. It looks like it would be a business park or perhaps residential development in any American city, except that the streets are too narrow for … --- ## [Google font in Safari on iPad and iPhone suddenly larger and weird behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-font-in-safari-on-ipad-and-iphone-suddenly-larger-and-weird-behavior/973258)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-font-in-safari-on-ipad-and-iphone-suddenly-larger-and-weird-behavior/973258 "2022-10-16T11:15:54Z")
All of a sudden, the font on Google in Safari on both my iPad and IPhone is considerably larger. The odd thing is if I follow a link, then hit Back, the font goes to the correct size, only to go big again upon searching… --- ## [Why do emoji point backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-emoji-point-backwards/973278)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-emoji-point-backwards/973278 "2022-10-16T06:32:15Z")
English is read left to right. Why are these emoji facing the wrong way? :fish: :elephant: :mechanical\_leg: :dodo: :horse\_racing: If I write the horse race was exciting. It seems like you expect the :horse\_racing: … --- ## [Cell Phones in Blasting Zones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-in-blasting-zones/126308)
**Author:** [@mikep777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikep777)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-in-blasting-zones/126308 "2022-10-16T06:25:21Z")
I’m assuming that they ask you to shut off cell phones in blasting zones because they’re concerned that you may inadvertantly set off the charge. Has this actually ever happened? -Mike --- ## [Modernization of a New Carrier {USS Gerald Ford}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modernization-of-a-new-carrier-uss-gerald-ford/972761)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modernization-of-a-new-carrier-uss-gerald-ford/972761 "2022-10-16T04:49:36Z")
I was reading about the USS Gerald Ford deploying for the first time, and one article mentioned that it just finished a round of maintenance and modernization. Now maintenance I can understand. It just finished testing… --- ## [When is a volcanic area safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-volcanic-area-safe/972973)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-volcanic-area-safe/972973 "2022-10-16T02:09:44Z")
Assume a volcano erupts in an uninhabited area and then goes back to sleep, and poisonous fumes, ash, all the good stuff spills out. How long will it take for the debris and clouds to settle and allow people to walk arou… --- ## [Enabling cookies in Safari](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-cookies-in-safari/973300)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-cookies-in-safari/973300 "2022-10-15T23:38:18Z")
I’m trying to pay a medical bill, and trying to set up an account to do so. When I click on the emailed verification link, I get: Cookies are not enabled for your browser. Please enable cookies for proper site functi… --- ## [Customizing the Windows 7 Start Menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246)
**Author:** [@ranwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ranwill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246 "2022-10-15T21:36:55Z")
My Google skills are weak, but I have tried. Is it possible to customize the right side of the Windows 7 Start menu? Mine currently reads from the top down: my computer’s name, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos. Then a … --- ## [Why would my magnetic watchband stop “working”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-magnetic-watchband-stop-working/973285)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-magnetic-watchband-stop-working/973285 "2022-10-15T17:51:52Z")
I’ve had an Apple Watch with a watchband that holds together by using magnets the length of the band. Over the last couple of months, the “strength” of the band, IOW, the tightness which holds the 2 bands together has st… --- ## [Can Alex Jones' fund raising records be subpoenaed? Can his donors be sued as co-conspirators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alex-jones-fund-raising-records-be-subpoenaed-can-his-donors-be-sued-as-co-conspirators/973193)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alex-jones-fund-raising-records-be-subpoenaed-can-his-donors-be-sued-as-co-conspirators/973193 "2022-10-15T16:29:56Z")
Is there a factual legal answer to this? His individual contributors may not always have much money but some do and aren’t they all contributing to a conspiracy to defame the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings? Can they… --- ## [“Charmed, I’m sure.” Sure of what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-i-m-sure-sure-of-what/973218)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-i-m-sure-sure-of-what/973218 "2022-10-15T02:15:15Z")
This old fashioned greeting came to mind, and I realized that I didn’t know what it meant. Is it basically saying, I’m sure I’ll be charmed by you as we get to know each other? Or is it something else? --- ## [MS Word, Windows 10: Where and how many copies exist of my file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-windows-10-where-and-how-many-copies-exist-of-my-file/973127)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-windows-10-where-and-how-many-copies-exist-of-my-file/973127 "2022-10-14T17:18:35Z")
Assume I’ve opened a word document, written “My boss is a poopyhead!”, saved the file. After changing my mind and deleting the .docx file via the Explorer window, how many other copies exist on my home PC? I’ve been tr… --- ## [Why does a non-profit hospital need donations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-non-profit-hospital-need-donations/973135)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-non-profit-hospital-need-donations/973135 "2022-10-14T06:57:05Z")
A for-profit hospital operates on its revenue with enough leftover for capital improvements and profit. I just got a letter asking for a donation to my local non-profit hospital. If a for-profit hospital works, why can’… --- ## [What is an ox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518 "2022-10-13T23:18:34Z")
Today, a co-worker mentioned that he has seen ox tails, but never an ox. I replied, an ox is what they call cattle when they are used to pull stuff. Its just the tail of a regular cow. Another worker was certain that an … --- ## [Legally, would the Danish "Submarine murder" case have played out any differently in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089 "2022-10-13T21:38:15Z")
So I’ve been following the horrible, but also very weird, Danish “Submarine Murder” case. Mainly via the dramatized version on HBO. The basic facts are a local inventor and wanna be astronaut, decided, apparently for p… --- ## [Browser stops recording history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162 "2022-10-13T03:03:42Z")
I’ve been using Firefox for a while to read 2 APOD articles a day. Lately, when I opened the usual archive link to click on articles, I found that the 2 I’d seen the day before were not marked as ‘read’ (colored purple).… --- ## [Is the lottery trying to incentivize the annuity option by giving you more money that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079 "2022-10-12T21:46:16Z")
Invariably, when someone wins the lottery, the options go something like this: The Jackpot is $1 billion. If you take the lump sum, you get $600 million. If you choose annuity, you get twenty payments of $40 million eac… --- ## [US cities - shortest name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040 "2022-10-12T18:55:52Z")
Inspired by the US cities - three words or more? thread, what are the shortest named cities in the US? Ely, NV and MN Others? --- ## [Does the subject of a blackmail scheme have to be revealed in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119 "2022-10-12T16:13:51Z")
Suppose I slept with my boss’s wife. I get away with it, but later someone notices a discrepancy in my story. They decide to hit me up for money rather than turn me in for the crime. Does the affair have to come out in c… --- ## [How many photos of The Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-photos-of-the-beatles/972970)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-photos-of-the-beatles/972970 "2022-10-12T12:02:30Z")
I’ve been doing a project which has required me to look through all the photos on my computer. I have digital pictures going back around 20 years, and there must be around 10,000-20,000. This isn’t a particularly special… --- ## [Has a nation ever given an enemy combatant a medal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-nation-ever-given-an-enemy-combatant-a-medal/972174)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-nation-ever-given-an-enemy-combatant-a-medal/972174 "2022-10-12T03:30:53Z")
Strange question I know, but I recently finished reading a book on the Falklands War where the admiration of British soldiers for an unidentified Argentinian combatant is expressed. Said soldier was killed during the bat… --- ## [Found Decade Old Flash Paper, Flash Cotton And Smoke Powder- Are They Still Safe To Ignite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-decade-old-flash-paper-flash-cotton-and-smoke-powder-are-they-still-safe-to-ignite/972791)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-decade-old-flash-paper-flash-cotton-and-smoke-powder-are-they-still-safe-to-ignite/972791 "2022-10-11T14:15:29Z")
I know from personal experience that old fireworks are NOT safe to ignite- (short version the explosive chemicals separate and instead of a fountain of sparks you get a big boom). IIRC old sparklers simply won’t ignite. … --- ## [Where are we on Carl Sagan's 'Information Mastery' scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-on-carl-sagans-information-mastery-scale/735550)
**Author:** [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-on-carl-sagans-information-mastery-scale/735550 "2022-10-11T09:05:49Z")
I was wandering the internet today (as one does), and came across the following on the Wiki article for the Kardashev scale: Information storage and processing capacity is one of the aspects of civilization that has im… --- ## [Have the British ever returned any valuables "obtained" during colonialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-british-ever-returned-any-valuables-obtained-during-colonialism/971882)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-british-ever-returned-any-valuables-obtained-during-colonialism/971882 "2022-10-11T04:33:31Z")
With the death of the queen, there is talk in Indian circles for the return of the Kohinoor diamond With Queen Elizabeth's Death, Indians Want Kohinoor Returned | Time I have read earlier reports that the British are st… --- ## [US border city names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-border-city-names/972630 "2022-10-11T02:48:37Z")
What other US border cities or towns are there that share the states names? Texarkana Kanorado Texoma There must be others. I’ve probably forgotten some obvious ones. --- ## [Do Computers Make Errors of Mathematics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computers-make-errors-of-mathematics/972410)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computers-make-errors-of-mathematics/972410 "2022-10-10T23:15:47Z")
Once in a while someone will chide me or another staffer for not counting back change, apparently thinking that method is immune to error. I like to retort that humans have made more mathematical errors in the last five … --- ## [Photography experts - easiest way to bulk-correct the capture time EXIF data for lots of images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-experts-easiest-way-to-bulk-correct-the-capture-time-exif-data-for-lots-of-images/972956)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photography-experts-easiest-way-to-bulk-correct-the-capture-time-exif-data-for-lots-of-images/972956 "2022-10-10T22:11:29Z")
I had a rare photography day out today, wandering around a local city with a friend, shooting local landmarks. Great fun, and lots of decent images. I was using three different cameras, and I’ve imported everything into… --- ## [Do pharmacies fall under doctor-patient privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-fall-under-doctor-patient-privilege/972975)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-fall-under-doctor-patient-privilege/972975 "2022-10-10T20:12:32Z")
Basically are pharmacies required to obtained a legal waiver from a customer before revealing information like their present or past medications ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=180)