# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=199 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 200 --- ## [Domestic Terrorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-terrorism/967222)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Thunderbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Thunderbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-terrorism/967222 "2022-07-01T03:59:57Z")
I Couldn’t Make This Up.\[link removed\] --- ## [Track width on cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-width-on-cars/967198)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-width-on-cars/967198 "2022-06-30T22:00:10Z")
Some cars appear to have front and rear tires that have the same track (distance between left and right side tires), some have rear tires that are bit further apart than the front and some the opposite ( I think). What d… --- ## [Can a court challenge someone pleading the 5th (self incrimination)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-challenge-someone-pleading-the-5th-self-incrimination/967186)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-court-challenge-someone-pleading-the-5th-self-incrimination/967186 "2022-06-30T21:15:15Z")
We see it a lot in testimony before congress where the person giving the testimony pleads the 5th on every question asked. Is pleading the 5th a 100% surefire protection against anything asked? If the committee asks th… --- ## [Do right-handed swordfighters have a natural advantage against left-handed ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-right-handed-swordfighters-have-a-natural-advantage-against-left-handed-ones/967155)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-right-handed-swordfighters-have-a-natural-advantage-against-left-handed-ones/967155 "2022-06-30T19:14:34Z")
In The Princess Bride, Inigo Montoya decides to duel Westley left-handed, as it’s the only way he can be satisfied and have a match of decent length, or so he thinks. Inigo thus starts off left-handed, and so does Westl… --- ## [Codified discrimination against atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codified-discrimination-against-atheists/967005)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codified-discrimination-against-atheists/967005 "2022-06-30T17:40:54Z")
While looking through some links reference is another thread (Politician saying 1st Amendment religious freedom does not include atheism) I came upon this gem from Article 19 of the Constitution Of The State Of Arkansas … --- ## ["Official reading of the will" is this a real thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-reading-of-the-will-is-this-a-real-thing/966894)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-reading-of-the-will-is-this-a-real-thing/966894 "2022-06-30T15:22:12Z")
It’s a common scene in TV and movies: someone dies, usually someone very wealthy, and the family and others, still dressed like they came directly from the funeral, gather in a lawyer’s fancy office or some large stately… --- ## [Abortion patient version of the Fugitive Slave Act -- would it be legally possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-patient-version-of-the-fugitive-slave-act-would-it-be-legally-possible/966805)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-patient-version-of-the-fugitive-slave-act-would-it-be-legally-possible/966805 "2022-06-30T13:03:11Z")
Is there any constitutional or legal reason there couldn’t be another federal law like the Fugitive Slave Act, but requiring blue states to cooperate in catching and returning people to red states because they are pregna… --- ## [Is this claim that Gay concentration camp weren't liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229 "2022-06-30T07:22:08Z")
Is Cracked’s claim that Gay concentration camp (inmates) weren’t liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE? I know Cracked isn’t always the most accurate source. But their historical articles are often intended to be true. Th… --- ## [Army and Air Force ranks (question raised by Good Morning Vietnam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-and-air-force-ranks-question-raised-by-good-morning-vietnam/967033)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-and-air-force-ranks-question-raised-by-good-morning-vietnam/967033 "2022-06-30T06:22:57Z")
In the movie Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams played an airman, JT Walsh played a sergeant major, Bruno Kirby played a lieutenant, and various other people were, I guess, privates? Here’s my understanding: Airman i… --- ## [All mammals die. What else dies? What lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mammals-die-what-else-dies-what-lives/967084)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mammals-die-what-else-dies-what-lives/967084 "2022-06-30T05:36:31Z")
I was thinking of the scenario in Y: the Last Man where every animal with a Y chromosome suddenly dies, leaving most mammal species to go extinct in the next few decades. I was wondering what other species would die. Man… --- ## [What to expect when changing ISPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-when-changing-isps/967123)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-when-changing-isps/967123 "2022-06-29T21:59:31Z")
I’m moving in a few weeks, to another state - and more importantly, another cable provider. I own my own modem/router. What will happen when I plug it in in my new house? (and I’ve signed up for cable internet) I’m h… --- ## [What currency system was "mils" from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-currency-system-was-mils-from/967113)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-currency-system-was-mils-from/967113 "2022-06-29T21:59:15Z")
One of my kids has a book I like to leaf thru when I visit; it includes various front pages of the Palestine Post (precursor to the Jerusalem Post). The cost of the paper beck in the British Mandate days was written in “… --- ## [In this age of cancellations, a flight question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-cancellations-a-flight-question/966684)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-cancellations-a-flight-question/966684 "2022-06-29T20:55:14Z")
I have a flight to NYC on jetblue with a connection to Emirates for an overseas flight coming up. I am thinking about preemptively buying another flight to NYC on American just in case, because I cannot miss the flight t… --- ## [Population correlated with invention/innovation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/population-correlated-with-invention-innovation/965507)
**Author:** [@Mnemnosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnemnosyne)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/population-correlated-with-invention-innovation/965507 "2022-06-29T20:04:17Z")
A thought recently occurred to me about the population disparity between Asia and, well, the rest of the world. And also the distribution of where innovation and invention has happened. It’s commonly known that in anci… --- ## [Please explain bullet sizes for guns (and other ammo jargon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-bullet-sizes-for-guns-and-other-ammo-jargon/965964)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-bullet-sizes-for-guns-and-other-ammo-jargon/965964 "2022-06-29T18:33:21Z")
In a recent thread it was mentioned that an AR-15 rifle can shoot a .223 or a 5.56 or a 22LR rimfire up to 50 caliber round and .300 AAC Blackout and 6.8mm Remington SPC. That is just one example and just one gun and I … --- ## [Facebook Password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password/967116)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password/967116 "2022-06-29T15:53:01Z")
I subscribe to a fb page, the moderator of which recently passed away. The password died with her. Other members want to moderate the page, but without the password this isn’t possible. Does fb have a policy/procedure t… --- ## [What are the penalties for assault that causes the death of an embryo/fetus in states that outlaw abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-penalties-for-assault-that-causes-the-death-of-an-embryo-fetus-in-states-that-outlaw-abortion/967008)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-penalties-for-assault-that-causes-the-death-of-an-embryo-fetus-in-states-that-outlaw-abortion/967008 "2022-06-29T15:48:11Z")
In the states that do or will outlaw abortion, do they have laws in place that state that assault of a pregnant woman which causes the death of a fetus is felony manslaughter/murder, the same crime as if they had caused … --- ## [Am I violating trademark law if I make customized facemasks for personal use (using corporate logos?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-violating-trademark-law-if-i-make-customized-facemasks-for-personal-use-using-corporate-logos/967057)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-violating-trademark-law-if-i-make-customized-facemasks-for-personal-use-using-corporate-logos/967057 "2022-06-29T13:23:27Z")
I found this neat seller on Amazon that makes customized facemasks (you just upload whatever photo you want.) If I were to use a photo of a corporate logo like Microsoft, Boeing, Apple, TSMC or Tesla, would I be violati… --- ## [Politician saying 1st Amendment religious freedom does not include atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-saying-1st-amendment-religious-freedom-does-not-include-atheism/966966)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-saying-1st-amendment-religious-freedom-does-not-include-atheism/966966 "2022-06-29T12:31:47Z")
I think I remember some years back that a Republican politician argued that the First Amendment does not give citizens the right to not practice a theist religion, it only prohibits the government from telling them which … --- ## [Birth tourism and U.S. taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-tourism-and-u-s-taxes/967009)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-tourism-and-u-s-taxes/967009 "2022-06-29T04:28:03Z")
Suppose a pregnant woman from Elbonia scores a plane ticket to the U.S., just so she can give birth to an American citizen. After the birth and getting her baby a birth certificate and U.S. passport, she goes back to Elb… --- ## [How to?: keystroke to maximize document (not application) window (MS Windows)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keystroke-to-maximize-document-not-application-window-ms-windows/967051)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keystroke-to-maximize-document-not-application-window-ms-windows/967051 "2022-06-29T04:26:35Z")
Every so often some errant keystroke de-maximizes the document window, leaving me staring at an application window with a foot of empty grey space around it and a document window about the size of this space where I’m ty… --- ## [Why is a tape player a "deck"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-tape-player-a-deck/966904 "2022-06-29T02:21:30Z")
Why did we have tape decks, but not vinyl LP decks or CD decks? --- ## [Why does my nose often run while I defectate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-often-run-while-i-defectate/492742)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-often-run-while-i-defectate/492742 "2022-06-29T00:34:17Z")
I’ve noticed that often while I defecate, my nose begins to run. Why is this? --- ## [Iphone Restore Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-restore-problem/966868)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-restore-problem/966868 "2022-06-28T14:45:24Z")
Trying to restore my new iphone to a backup made in May. When I go to itunes (on a PC) I do not get the little phone icon that will allow me to restore. A different iphone is not recognized either. I am signed in. It… --- ## [Can you be criminally /civilly liable for causing an accident while trying to beat a train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-criminally-civilly-liable-for-causing-an-accident-while-trying-to-beat-a-train/966991)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-criminally-civilly-liable-for-causing-an-accident-while-trying-to-beat-a-train/966991 "2022-06-28T05:09:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from Breaking News - Amtrak Train Southwest Chief has derailed near Kansas City: If local state and fed law enforcement wanted to could whoever drove the truck go to jail and or get sued by am… --- ## [Taxes for US expat in France, income from US sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-for-us-expat-in-france-income-from-us-sources/966982)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-for-us-expat-in-france-income-from-us-sources/966982 "2022-06-27T21:10:27Z")
My wife and I (both US citizens) are interested in potentially living in France. I work from home, and my income is primarily from US sources. That situation would continue wherever we live. What sort of tax situation wo… --- ## [Email insisting I install Antivirus program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-insisting-i-install-antivirus-program/966913)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-insisting-i-install-antivirus-program/966913 "2022-06-27T17:23:08Z")
A friend of ours sent us an email with a MS Excel worksheet attached. Clicking on the attachment brought up an installation page for the AVAST antivirus program, and in fact, refused to open the spreadsheet unless we fir… --- ## [Why does the British press use titles when referring to people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-british-press-use-titles-when-referring-to-people/966691)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-british-press-use-titles-when-referring-to-people/966691 "2022-06-27T17:22:18Z")
Why do the US and British press have two different styles of address? On my CNN app, for example, the headline is an article about Mike Pence having been asked to consider invoking the 25th amendment after 1/6. Throug… --- ## [Why do antacids normally come in bottles of 96?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-antacids-normally-come-in-bottles-of-96/966467)
**Author:** [@parkerlreed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parkerlreed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-antacids-normally-come-in-bottles-of-96/966467 "2022-06-27T16:37:12Z")
Why not 100? 120? The recommended dosage is two to four. 2, 3, and 4 do go into 96 evenly. Maybe just to make you feel better when it evenly runs out? --- ## [Black Norwegians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-norwegians/33927)
**Author:** [@KenP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KenP)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-norwegians/33927 "2022-06-27T15:39:09Z")
As I understand it, Black Norwegians are pretty much what the name says… a minority of dark-skinned people who live among the blond and pale skinned Scandanavians. Who are these people, and how did they come to be there? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=200)