# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [Prior To Plumbing, What Were The (American English) Euphemisms For Urination/Defecation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-to-plumbing-what-were-the-american-english-euphemisms-for-urination-defecation/967904)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-to-plumbing-what-were-the-american-english-euphemisms-for-urination-defecation/967904 "2022-08-02T07:48:21Z")
Before technology enabled us to say we need to “use the bathroom” or “use the toilet” or “use the facilities” or whatever, what did people say? Particularly if they didn’t use vulgarities like “piss” and “shit.” Would a … --- ## [Beer Is Beer In Most Romance Languages, Except In Spanish And Portuguese; Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-is-beer-in-most-romance-languages-except-in-spanish-and-portuguese-why/968429)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-is-beer-in-most-romance-languages-except-in-spanish-and-portuguese-why/968429 "2022-08-02T01:54:28Z")
Based on my cursory Googling, it looks like “beer” is basically the same word in other Romance languages: “birra” in Italian, “bière” in French, and “bere” in Romanian. It’s also “beer” in non-Romance European languages,… --- ## [Large patients on operating tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-patients-on-operating-tables/968839)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-patients-on-operating-tables/968839 "2022-08-02T01:05:47Z")
What do surgeons/hospitals do when large patients need surgery and won’t fit on a standard operating table? Are there larger tables available if needed? --- ## [What adhesive for regluing rubber gasket on a blender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adhesive-for-regluing-rubber-gasket-on-a-blender/509975)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adhesive-for-regluing-rubber-gasket-on-a-blender/509975 "2022-08-01T23:53:21Z")
So my SO and I have a nice blender. At the bottom of the pitcher there is a thin rubber gasket where the pitcher screws into its base to keep things from leaking. And the gasket has come almost completely unglued from th… --- ## [Philosophies on "Heaven" for different people in different times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophies-on-heaven-for-different-people-in-different-times/968898)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophies-on-heaven-for-different-people-in-different-times/968898 "2022-08-01T16:15:31Z")
Hi SD, Has there ever been discussion or published philosophy on the following subject? I would be curious what other theologians or religious authorities have to say about this particular topic. I would imagine that … --- ## [Two rooms, two ACs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-rooms-two-acs/968792)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-rooms-two-acs/968792 "2022-08-01T14:24:11Z")
So I broke down and got a 12,000 btu portable room ac for the bedroom. I had been using my 15,000 btu living room wall AC and circulating the air by fan and transom. I use the bedroom a lot more including for movies. The… --- ## [Griddle plate that came with range; can I use with charcoal grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/griddle-plate-that-came-with-range-can-i-use-with-charcoal-grill/968896)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/griddle-plate-that-came-with-range-can-i-use-with-charcoal-grill/968896 "2022-08-01T14:19:08Z")
I have a griddle that came with my gas range. It can be placed over the central burner (5-burner grill). Actually, I have 3 of them—the one that came with my current range and 2 from previous ranges that had to be replac… --- ## [Are peccaries kosher to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-peccaries-kosher-to-eat/328493)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-peccaries-kosher-to-eat/328493 "2022-08-01T13:27:16Z")
Re this thread on Peccaries, they are apparently a few evolutionary stages and millions of years removed from domesticated swine. Since they’re not “real” pigs would they be kosher to eat? --- ## [Could Mark Cuban trademark and sell his own brand of 'Cuban Cigars' in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-mark-cuban-trademark-and-sell-his-own-brand-of-cuban-cigars-in-the-us/968726)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-mark-cuban-trademark-and-sell-his-own-brand-of-cuban-cigars-in-the-us/968726 "2022-08-01T13:20:03Z")
Could Mark Cuban trademark and sell his own brand of ‘Cuban Cigars’ in the US? There seem to be a lot of competing legal issues here. Just curious if anyone has the time to parse out the likely outcome. --- ## [Why does agitating a hot liquid create steam/pressure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-agitating-a-hot-liquid-create-steam-pressure/968727)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-agitating-a-hot-liquid-create-steam-pressure/968727 "2022-08-01T10:45:37Z")
If you are like me and you once tried to blend soup in a blender without doing it in really tiny batches, you have probably noticed that when you agitate a hot liquid (let’s say something relatively close to its boiling … --- ## [What Ship Did My Grandfather Serve On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ship-did-my-grandfather-serve-on/968691)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ship-did-my-grandfather-serve-on/968691 "2022-08-01T08:26:56Z")
Does anyone know of a way to search for a name on a roll of crew on ships that served in the Pacific in World War II. All I know about my grandfather’s service is that he was a signalman and he had a Purple Heart medal a… --- ## [How were network television programs distributed in the early days of television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-network-television-programs-distributed-in-the-early-days-of-television/968789)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-network-television-programs-distributed-in-the-early-days-of-television/968789 "2022-07-31T21:41:53Z")
From what I understand, nowadays local television stations receive their programming from the network they’re affiliated with via a satellite link. But television networks existed before there were communication satelli… --- ## [Those "Readers" Over Some Interstates (Not Tolls)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-readers-over-some-interstates-not-tolls/968608)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-readers-over-some-interstates-not-tolls/968608 "2022-07-31T21:11:51Z")
Just west to southwest of Philly runs the “Blue Route”, a 20 mile section of I-476 highway. And, maybe every 3 miles, there is some sensor centered over the highway on a cantilevered arm hung off a pole. It must be some … --- ## [What is the oldest line of code still used within Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-line-of-code-still-used-within-windows/968561)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-line-of-code-still-used-within-windows/968561 "2022-07-31T11:40:47Z")
The thought occurred to me recently that some of what makes up Windows 11 was in Windows 10, and some of what was in Windows 10 came from Windows 8, etc. How far back does it go? What is the oldest line of code that is s… --- ## [GPS accuracy at the South Pole, circa 1911-1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-accuracy-at-the-south-pole-circa-1911-1912/968771)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-accuracy-at-the-south-pole-circa-1911-1912/968771 "2022-07-31T11:25:47Z")
When Amundsen reached the South Pole in Dec 1911, and stuck a flag in the ground declaring “This is the South Pole” (not his actual words, of course), surely what he meant was “This is the South Pole give or take X.” How… --- ## [Ok to run a desktop computer on generator power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-run-a-desktop-computer-on-generator-power/968338)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-run-a-desktop-computer-on-generator-power/968338 "2022-07-31T03:38:22Z")
I work at home. power just went out. Started our generator, which is 10HP, 5550 watts (8500 start). It’s plugged into an auxiliary outlet that’s enough to run two refrigerators, lights, TV, modem, router, and our well pu… --- ## [Can forensics match DNA in poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forensics-match-dna-in-poop/968626)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forensics-match-dna-in-poop/968626 "2022-07-30T21:42:37Z")
A point raised in another thread Is that even possible? I suspect it would be quite a challenge. AIUI, poop consists largely of: broken and discarded red blood cells dead intestinal bacteria undigested remnants of f… --- ## [Why won't Google Maps take me to the site I searched for? It does mark it but then I have to find the mark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-maps-take-me-to-the-site-i-searched-for-it-does-mark-it-but-then-i-have-to-find-the-mark/968837)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-maps-take-me-to-the-site-i-searched-for-it-does-mark-it-but-then-i-have-to-find-the-mark/968837 "2022-07-30T21:29:48Z")
I’m running it on my desktop system, onChrome, haven’t done any major changes recently, have rebooted. When I enter a place in the search bar, it finds the place but it doesn’t take me thereon the map. If I zoom out or… --- ## [After power outage all my bathroom outlets no longer work but lights still do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-power-outage-all-my-bathroom-outlets-no-longer-work-but-lights-still-do/967985)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-power-outage-all-my-bathroom-outlets-no-longer-work-but-lights-still-do/967985 "2022-07-30T18:59:15Z")
So I had a power outage last week, one that required me upon the power coming back to flip all my breakers from on to off to on again. Upon coming back everything seemed fine, until i tried plugging my radio into the bat… --- ## [GMC 2004 Yukon & 2006 Envoy interchangability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmc-2004-yukon-2006-envoy-interchangability/968807)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmc-2004-yukon-2006-envoy-interchangability/968807 "2022-07-30T14:14:03Z")
I have a 2006 GMC Envoy Denali and if you have seen my posts here it has a serious oil leak, oil pump about to die and the A/C compressor just seized. I really like the truck but at 206K miles, how much money do I want … --- ## [Difference between sodas and fruit juices re: acid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-sodas-and-fruit-juices-re-acid/968804)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-sodas-and-fruit-juices-re-acid/968804 "2022-07-30T11:21:56Z")
It seems that sodas and fruit juice have the same pH level - about 2.5 to 3.5. This question is about the biological difference although I understand that the chemistry (e.g. carbonic vs. ascorbic acid) may enter into t… --- ## [AS SEEN ON TV: Secret hidey hole compartments in cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-secret-hidey-hole-compartments-in-cars/968048)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-secret-hidey-hole-compartments-in-cars/968048 "2022-07-30T10:36:03Z")
I’ve seen this repeatedly on cop shows: the perp has a secret stash compartment in the car. Maybe inside the passenger airbag compartment, maybe under the floor, and it is opened by some combination of regular controls. … --- ## [Why are gay men at higher risk for Monkeypox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gay-men-at-higher-risk-for-monkeypox/968694)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gay-men-at-higher-risk-for-monkeypox/968694 "2022-07-30T08:33:45Z")
The WHO advise for vaccine access seems to be that it be given to gay men (especially those with multiple partners) Why are gay men at higher risk? Monkeypox is related to smallpox and AFAIK that did not affect gay me… --- ## [Do fighter pilots have "their own" plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fighter-pilots-have-their-own-plane/968783)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fighter-pilots-have-their-own-plane/968783 "2022-07-30T05:37:24Z")
That is to say, is a fighter pilot assigned a specific plane, that he or she always flies? I know they love to put their names on them, but does that really mean anything? If you’re the hot shot pilot, and “your” plane … --- ## [Looking for info about supposed charity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-about-supposed-charity/968786)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-about-supposed-charity/968786 "2022-07-29T17:27:09Z")
I have been getting solicitations from a group called Wishes From Kindness NGO, and the usual charity watch websites have nothing on them, which is usually a bad sign. Any info would be appreciated. --- ## [iPhone question: How do I get only one contact displayed at top of my text messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question-how-do-i-get-only-one-contact-displayed-at-top-of-my-text-messages/968742)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question-how-do-i-get-only-one-contact-displayed-at-top-of-my-text-messages/968742 "2022-07-29T02:27:30Z")
I’ve got a pic of Mrs Piper showing when I open my text program on my iphone. That’s how I want it. (A delightful pic of her in her court waistcoat with an ice cream cone I bought her after a good day in court.) Until … --- ## [Name pairs with reverse compounds (e.g., Dorothy and Theodore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pairs-with-reverse-compounds-e-g-dorothy-and-theodore/968572)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pairs-with-reverse-compounds-e-g-dorothy-and-theodore/968572 "2022-07-28T21:38:40Z")
The names Dorothy and Theodore are both derived from the Greek words δῶρον, meaning “gift”, and θεός, meaning “god”. The only difference, etymologically, is that in Dorothy, the order is δῶρον + θεός, whereas in Theodor… --- ## [Question about ADA and service animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ada-and-service-animals/968552)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ada-and-service-animals/968552 "2022-07-28T18:31:42Z")
My wife and I are planning a couple days away, we are planning on visiting the east side of Mt. St. Helens and the Ape Caves. A friend of my wife and her husband would like to join us which would be more than okay with u… --- ## [2001 EVA pod arms - do they make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-eva-pod-arms-do-they-make-sense/968693)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-eva-pod-arms-do-they-make-sense/968693 "2022-07-28T17:19:38Z")
The Kubrick movie 2001prominently features the iconic EVA pod with its double-grippered manipulator arms. They look cool/menacing, but do they make sense mechanically? Here are some still shots of the pod arms: … --- ## [Can every animal get cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-every-animal-get-cancer/968680)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-every-animal-get-cancer/968680 "2022-07-28T17:18:41Z")
How about insects? What is the smallest organism that can get cancer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=194)