# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=234 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 235 --- ## [Produce (fruits & veggies) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/produce-fruits-veggies-question/956863)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/produce-fruits-veggies-question/956863 "2022-01-05T02:03:54Z")
What fruit or veggie that I might find in my local grocer’s produce section most closely resembles its pre-cultivated/ unaltered-by-humans state? (Hope that makes sense) --- ## [How do I restore the original wallpaper on my iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-original-wallpaper-on-my-iphone/957201)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-original-wallpaper-on-my-iphone/957201 "2022-01-04T23:08:59Z")
I changed wallpaper on my iPhone SE running IOS 15.2, then deiced I didn’t like it and tried to change back. I couldn’t. I went to Settings =\> Wallpaper, There’s an image of the original wallpaper and the current wall… --- ## [Can anyone identify this type of tree? (Link to photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-type-of-tree-link-to-photo/956812)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-type-of-tree-link-to-photo/956812 "2022-01-04T21:55:51Z")
I recently took this photo of a tree in my neighborhood. Can anyone identify the most likely kind of tree it is? I just want to add a tag to the Flickr image. --- ## [The mathematics of apostolic succession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-apostolic-succession/957150)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-apostolic-succession/957150 "2022-01-04T17:52:09Z")
The Catholic Church (and also other Christian denominations, but RC is what I’m talking about here) applies a doctrine called apostolic succession, whereby each bishop or priest must derive his ordination from another bi… --- ## [Can motion exist in a universe with only two touching particles of equal mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-motion-exist-in-a-universe-with-only-two-touching-particles-of-equal-mass/956820)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-motion-exist-in-a-universe-with-only-two-touching-particles-of-equal-mass/956820 "2022-01-04T13:41:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Information loss in theoretical physics: As written in the other topic, imagine a theoretical universe with only two particles. They are touching and have equal mass. It seems to me that … --- ## [New Windows 11 PC, 100% CPU usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-windows-11-pc-100-cpu-usage/957180)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-windows-11-pc-100-cpu-usage/957180 "2022-01-04T09:05:45Z")
I had to get a new laptop. HP Windows 11. Sludgy as anything, and the CPU shows as 100%. There’s pretty much nothing added to this machine; we went through the set up and that’s about it. My wife has spent the afternoon … --- ## [Smoke detector installation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-installation-question/957095)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detector-installation-question/957095 "2022-01-04T02:06:57Z")
I have a smoke detector that is nearing the end of its life and needs to be replaced. It has a 9V battery and is also wired into my condo’s electric supply. I bought a new detector yesterday that is battery-only (I cou… --- ## [Did English-Speakers c. 1611 Really Say "Thee" and "Thou" and "Thine"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-english-speakers-c-1611-really-say-thee-and-thou-and-thine/955993)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-english-speakers-c-1611-really-say-thee-and-thou-and-thine/955993 "2022-01-04T00:22:56Z")
The King James Bible uses “thee” and “thou” and “thine” instead of “you” and “yours.” Did they actually pronounce the “th” sound in daily speech, or was it just how it was written? If so, with the hard th (“these”) or so… --- ## [E-ZPass and the Compacts Clause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-zpass-and-the-compacts-clause/957153)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-zpass-and-the-compacts-clause/957153 "2022-01-03T23:30:31Z")
From the E-ZPass Group’s website, In 1990, seven toll facilities from the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania joined to form an alliance known as the E-ZPass Interagency Group (IAG). and from their member … --- ## [Socket for PR13.5S flashlight bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socket-for-pr13-5s-flashlight-bulb/957142)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socket-for-pr13-5s-flashlight-bulb/957142 "2022-01-03T18:53:16Z")
I want to use the new LED flashlight bulbs in optical experiments, but hit a surprising obstacle. I can’t find bulbs and sockets that are compatible. I tried to buy E10 bulbs and sockets. These are threaded. I found the… --- ## [Is exploratory surgery still done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-exploratory-surgery-still-done/956746)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-exploratory-surgery-still-done/956746 "2022-01-03T17:24:12Z")
I assume with MRI , CAT scans, x rays , etc. that it would be rare for someone to get surgery when they don’t know what the problem is or where it is. --- ## [New Year at Time's Square -- into the wee hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-at-times-square-into-the-wee-hours/956778)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-at-times-square-into-the-wee-hours/956778 "2022-01-03T06:11:25Z")
Although this year is not representative, I’ve always heard in the family that one thing NOT shown is that the crowds rapidly clear out after midnight - as people leave to go to parties. The networks never show this and… --- ## [Electric Car infrastructure needs and costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-car-infrastructure-needs-and-costs/829062)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-car-infrastructure-needs-and-costs/829062 "2022-01-03T05:52:53Z")
Supposedly all of use will be using self-driving electric cars by 2030. Although I don’t believe that to be the case for a number of reasons, assume that it is. What kind of investment, if any, will we need to make in ge… --- ## [Holiday Bowl Cancelled-Who pays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-bowl-cancelled-who-pays/956808)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-bowl-cancelled-who-pays/956808 "2022-01-03T00:44:30Z")
The Holiday Bowl here in San Diego was just cancelled just hours before it’s scheduled start. UCLA announced too many of its players were sidelined with COVID. It was due to be played at Petco Park, a baseball facility. … --- ## [Why does the Federal Government Sue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-federal-government-sue/956811)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-federal-government-sue/956811 "2022-01-02T22:32:22Z")
With all that is going on with January 6 and such, I have seen news stories about the Department of Justice engaging in lawsuits against people and institutions. I thought that the government got stuff done by indicting… --- ## [Might have accidentally evaded a cop trying to pull me over. What's going to happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-have-accidentally-evaded-a-cop-trying-to-pull-me-over-whats-going-to-happen/956696)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-have-accidentally-evaded-a-cop-trying-to-pull-me-over-whats-going-to-happen/956696 "2022-01-02T22:32:02Z")
So, today I was at a green light at an intersection and a cop car behind me squealed with his siren, flashed lights and said something over the loudspeaker that I couldn’t clearly hear. I thought he might be telling me t… --- ## [Craters on Santa Maria Azores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craters-on-santa-maria-azores/956961)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craters-on-santa-maria-azores/956961 "2022-01-02T22:01:49Z")
I was looking at Santa Maria island in the Azores on Google Maps. Mostly on the western flat side of the island there appears to be many small craters? I tried searching craters and pockmarks on Santa Maria, with no suc… --- ## [Blackout emblem overlays — Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackout-emblem-overlays-why/956860)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackout-emblem-overlays-why/956860 "2022-01-02T21:19:35Z")
I just learned of the existence of blackout emblem overlays. I found out what they are. I found out how to install them. But I can’t find anything that tells my why anyone would want to use them. Anybody out there know? --- ## [Dan somebody explain NFTs to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-somebody-explain-nfts-to-me/941126)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-somebody-explain-nfts-to-me/941126 "2022-01-02T20:07:02Z")
I keep wondering what buyers of NFTs get out of it? There was news recently about somebody who paid thousands of dollars for the original photo of a meme. What do they get? Everybody can see the meme online, the owner… --- ## [1970s/80s Inflation Question (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-80s-inflation-question-us/956853)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-80s-inflation-question-us/956853 "2022-01-02T19:10:55Z")
This Politico article about Thomas Hoenig includes this statement about inflation in the US during the 70s and 80s “This was the period that has come to be known as the Great Inflation, a period in the 1970s charact… --- ## [What advantage does white bark provide for a birch tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-does-white-bark-provide-for-a-birch-tree/957084)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-does-white-bark-provide-for-a-birch-tree/957084 "2022-01-02T17:20:20Z")
Thinking about evolution and the features that lead to continuation of species, and wondering about the whiteness of a birch tree. I think it must confer some type of advantage to the organism or it wouldn’t have surviv… --- ## [What happens if you get an air purifier thats too small for the room you're cleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-an-air-purifier-thats-too-small-for-the-room-youre-cleaning/957065)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-an-air-purifier-thats-too-small-for-the-room-youre-cleaning/957065 "2022-01-02T09:38:09Z")
Lets say you get one rated for 200 sq ft or 400 sq ft but use it in an 800 sq ft room. Will the air purifier still cycle all the air in the room, just do it slower than it says it will, or will it not have the power to … --- ## [Are there scams that originate from Instagram?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-scams-that-originate-from-instagram/956934)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-scams-that-originate-from-instagram/956934 "2022-01-02T03:16:28Z")
This may be a dumb question, as scams are everywhere it seems, but if this is one, I’m not seeing the angle. Okay, so I am selling off a bunch of stuff and one of the places I post these items is on Facebook Marketplace… --- ## [Any dangers in cooling down a hyperthermia victim too quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dangers-in-cooling-down-a-hyperthermia-victim-too-quickly/957011)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dangers-in-cooling-down-a-hyperthermia-victim-too-quickly/957011 "2022-01-02T03:09:02Z")
NOT a “need answer fast” question, thankfully. I know it is not recommended to warm up a hypothermia victim too quickly, and wonder if it applies the other way around - is it dangerous to cool down a hyperthermic (over-… --- ## [How does this person-sending-us-a-check scam work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-person-sending-us-a-check-scam-work/956451)
**Author:** [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-person-sending-us-a-check-scam-work/956451 "2022-01-02T01:38:14Z")
Earlier this month my son answered a job ad for a personal assistant. Recently he started receiving texts from Dr. X, provided our address, and a check for $1950 was sent by his “financial officer” from another state. … --- ## [Cold ambient temps: computer performance, battery performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-ambient-temps-computer-performance-battery-performance/956886)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-ambient-temps-computer-performance-battery-performance/956886 "2022-01-01T17:07:00Z")
If the ambient air temperature is below freezing, like in the single digits F, will a typical, say, Dell laptop doing typical laptoppy stuff drain its battery (a) more quickly; (b) more slowly; (c) about the same; or (… --- ## [Computer Problem - No Sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-no-sound/956852)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-no-sound/956852 "2022-01-01T11:46:50Z")
The sound on my computer no longer works - speakers are okay and I think the amplifier is fine. When I attempt to play music, NO sound goes through the speakers and the sound goes through that tinny internal computer sp… --- ## [Can someone explain the history of Roe v. Wade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-history-of-roe-v-wade/273615)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-history-of-roe-v-wade/273615 "2022-01-01T09:55:03Z")
Yes, this is an abortion thread. But I am asking a factual question. DO NOT DEBATE!! All responses will PLEASE just be a factual historical answer. Thank you for your cooperation. I’m sorry for my ignorance, but pre… --- ## [Is the crime of "Attempted Murder" restricted only to people who the criminal actively tried to kill or to anyone the criminal wanted to kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-crime-of-attempted-murder-restricted-only-to-people-who-the-criminal-actively-tried-to-kill-or-to-anyone-the-criminal-wanted-to-kill/955893)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-crime-of-attempted-murder-restricted-only-to-people-who-the-criminal-actively-tried-to-kill-or-to-anyone-the-criminal-wanted-to-kill/955893 "2022-01-01T09:50:48Z")
Title kinda says it all. If I walked into a public space and started shooting with an intent to kill as many people as I could can I be charged with the attempted murder of hundreds who were there or only the (relativel… --- ## [What do Christians celebrate on the second days of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-christians-celebrate-on-the-second-days-of-christmas-easter-and-pentecost/956676)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-christians-celebrate-on-the-second-days-of-christmas-easter-and-pentecost/956676 "2022-01-01T04:58:39Z")
Just a random thought on boxing day: on Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, Easter his resurrection, and Pentecost the coming of the holy spirit upon the apostles. But what do Christians celebrate on the respecti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=233) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=235)