# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=292 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 293 --- ## [Quality difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-difference/938694)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-difference/938694 "2021-03-25T13:59:20Z")
what is the difference between pure and innocent? --- ## [Children society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-society/938667)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-society/938667 "2021-03-25T12:43:16Z")
why are children sacred? --- ## [New photovoltaic technology from the Philippines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-photovoltaic-technology-from-the-philippines/934067)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-photovoltaic-technology-from-the-philippines/934067 "2021-03-25T10:50:20Z")
I’ve been seeing this article around for the past few months: “His Invention For Renewable Energy Inspired by the Physics of Northern Lights Just Won the 2020 Dyson Prize.” Carvey Ehren Maigue won a Dyson Prize for susta… --- ## [Van Reader Record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-reader-record/749811)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-reader-record/749811 "2021-03-25T06:56:58Z")
Pasted into the back of a library book (Larry McMurtry’s “All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers”, if that’s somehow relevant), I found a sticker that says “Van Reader Record-A” and “Van Reader Record-B”; under each he… --- ## [Down’s Syndrome strength](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-s-syndrome-strength/938256)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-s-syndrome-strength/938256 "2021-03-25T02:31:36Z")
Do people with Down’s syndrome have incredible strength? because a person you know almost had his wrist turned over by a child with Down’s syndrome only 8 years old --- ## [Are high-end car washes springing up like mushrooms anywhere else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-end-car-washes-springing-up-like-mushrooms-anywhere-else/937494)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-high-end-car-washes-springing-up-like-mushrooms-anywhere-else/937494 "2021-03-25T01:27:29Z")
Where I live, they almost seem to be popping up at prefab-building speed, and they are drive-through with lots of vacuums outside (and probably cost a small fortune for a cycle). Is this happening anywhere else? There’… --- ## [Spam return path, LinkedIn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-return-path-linkedin/938515)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-return-path-linkedin/938515 "2021-03-24T23:33:42Z")
I’ve been receiving a lot of spam in my inbox, which shouldn’t happen because an address has to be put into my address book to go there; otherwise it goes to the Suspect folder. The headers all have Return-Path: \ **Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-wont-save-apps-settings-help/938616 "2021-03-24T23:04:52Z") I’ve reset my default apps for video, music, browser, pictures SO many times now. The IT dept manager tried to use another method, but the settings went back to default, including “nothing” for a couple of them. I twice … --- ## [The US was close to running out of money during WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-was-close-to-running-out-of-money-during-ww2/938511)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-was-close-to-running-out-of-money-during-ww2/938511 "2021-03-24T20:47:31Z")
There is a scene in the Flags of Our Fathers (about the marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima during WW2) where a treasury official tries to convince the marines to go on a war bond publicity tour by going on a long ra… --- ## [Neuroleptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuroleptic/938492)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neuroleptic/938492 "2021-03-24T18:51:11Z")
What is the most effective neuroleptic for schizophrenia ? --- ## [How do I drill a hole in a magnet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344)
**Author:** [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344 "2021-03-24T18:19:29Z")
I want to drill a hole in a ceramic magnet. What special style of drill bit would be best? It is about ¼ inch thick, but I broke the metal drill bit and the ceramic bit broke the first magnet. Any suggestions? --- ## [People with mental disabilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-mental-disabilities/938598)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-mental-disabilities/938598 "2021-03-24T18:08:31Z")
Can people with Down’s syndrome develop superhuman strength? --- ## [What's the biggest amount of money the U.S. government could raise on short notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-amount-of-money-the-u-s-government-could-raise-on-short-notice/851379)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-amount-of-money-the-u-s-government-could-raise-on-short-notice/851379 "2021-03-24T16:41:41Z")
This is Covid-19-related, but probably more suited to GQ than in the Quarantine Zone: More or less on instant/short notice, the U.S. government just passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill and can send out money pronto. I’… --- ## [Women? With credit cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331 "2021-03-24T15:39:20Z")
I understand in the past it was common for the wife/homemaker to hold the purse strings, manage the budget, write the checks. Man went to work, wife handled money. Husband complained about his “allowance.” But apparently… --- ## [Canceling a Gmail account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550 "2021-03-24T14:17:54Z")
I opened a Gmail account a couple of years ago, when I was thinking of opening a particular business. That business never came to be, but from time to time the Gmail account still rears its ugly head. Is there any way to… --- ## [Why is my Safari blocking Trump "social media" news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-safari-blocking-trump-social-media-news/938576)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-safari-blocking-trump-social-media-news/938576 "2021-03-24T12:46:17Z")
Just now I tripped across a disturbing problem with my Safari on iPad. I cannot read a news story from the the Washington Post about Trump starting his own social media platform. “The URL was blocked by a content block… --- ## [What piece of US interstate highway has the MOST different interstate designations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piece-of-us-interstate-highway-has-the-most-different-interstate-designations/938037)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piece-of-us-interstate-highway-has-the-most-different-interstate-designations/938037 "2021-03-24T11:28:02Z")
A post in the cities served by 3 or more interstates thread brought this question to mind. For example: the stretch of interstate running East and West on the south side of Milwaukee is designated as I-43, I-41, and I-… --- ## [What WWII fighter did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wwii-fighter-did-i-see/938200)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wwii-fighter-did-i-see/938200 "2021-03-24T11:26:36Z")
A few months ago I was in my backyard patting a friendly kitten when a World War Two era fighter (or Similar) flew directly over me. I was unable to see many details, but I noticed it had squared off wingtips, a blunt n… --- ## [Why are the bows of cruise ships mostly no-go areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-bows-of-cruise-ships-mostly-no-go-areas/938400)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-bows-of-cruise-ships-mostly-no-go-areas/938400 "2021-03-24T02:25:15Z")
It seems to me most cruise ships for passengers do not allow passengers in the bow of the ship (above deck). Painting with a broad brush but mostly the bow seems a no-go area for passengers. Why? Apart from re-enactin… --- ## [Is it possible to design a phone system that would prevent spoofing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-design-a-phone-system-that-would-prevent-spoofing/933176)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-design-a-phone-system-that-would-prevent-spoofing/933176 "2021-03-24T00:46:56Z")
I’ve been getting a deluge of spam calls with various phone numbers starting with the same 3 digits as my phone number (or same starting 6 digits if you include area code), which I assume are spoofed numbers. It made me… --- ## [What are some free or inexpensive resources for learning Javascript ES6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-free-or-inexpensive-resources-for-learning-javascript-es6/938241)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-free-or-inexpensive-resources-for-learning-javascript-es6/938241 "2021-03-23T21:36:05Z")
So I’m tasked at work with learning a CRM tool that makes heavy use of JS ES6. I’m kind of an old-school web designer / front-end web dev with intermediate working knowledge of JS ES5 and jQuery. The CRM tool provides it… --- ## [Children innocence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-innocence/938509)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-innocence/938509 "2021-03-23T18:59:07Z")
are children really innocent ? --- ## [Do criminals really run police/FBI/CIA people from one location to another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-criminals-really-run-police-fbi-cia-people-from-one-location-to-another/937909)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-criminals-really-run-police-fbi-cia-people-from-one-location-to-another/937909 "2021-03-23T18:14:19Z")
You’ve seen it in movies. The bad guy says on the phone to whomever: “Go to the phone at 12th and Flarm. You have 8 minutes.” Guy gets there and answers phone. “Now drop this phone and take the subway to the butcher… --- ## [Was there a prehistoric crocodile with nostrils on its head / a horn on its nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-prehistoric-crocodile-with-nostrils-on-its-head-a-horn-on-its-nose/938451)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-prehistoric-crocodile-with-nostrils-on-its-head-a-horn-on-its-nose/938451 "2021-03-23T10:46:09Z")
I remember years ago when my grade 4 class did a unit on dinosaurs. From the books we had in class about the topic, I remember illustrations of two prehistoric crocodiles. The way I remember them, one of them was depicte… --- ## [What does it mean when someone's pronouns are "she/they" or "he/they"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-someones-pronouns-are-she-they-or-he-they/937882)
**Author:** [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-when-someones-pronouns-are-she-they-or-he-they/937882 "2021-03-22T22:29:03Z")
I don’t want to make this topic about a specific individual, so I won’t name names unless it becomes important to refer to a specific statement. In general, when one describes one’s pronouns, it seems the standard to li… --- ## [(Sexual) lube applicators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-lube-applicators/937782)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-lube-applicators/937782 "2021-03-22T20:30:59Z")
Sorry for this rather TMI question, but is there a way to apply water based lube without it dripping all over the place? I have a bottle of water-based lube and its just a plastic bottle with a flip cap lid and a hole. … --- ## [How to prune these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prune-these/938355)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prune-these/938355 "2021-03-22T14:37:38Z")
I am not sure what type of evergreen these are but they are getting too tall (22 years old) and I was wondering the best way to make these smaller. Just cut a couple feet from the top, or will that not work well. --- ## [Brits: Explain "Listed" buildings and renovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-listed-buildings-and-renovations/854224)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-listed-buildings-and-renovations/854224 "2021-03-22T13:53:53Z")
\[Mods - I’m looking for facts based answers, but they may be opinions, feel free to move it you want\] So during the lockdown I’ve started watching some British renovation shows. I started with Grand Designs on Netflix a… --- ## [Any Old Watch experts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-watch-experts/937744)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-watch-experts/937744 "2021-03-22T10:13:59Z")
So I was doing some cleaning and found an old Accutron Astronaut from the 60’s that I inherited. I kind of got an urge to get it running again. I know the batteries are a lot different, being one of the first battery wa… --- ## [How do bananas go extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bananas-go-extinct/932006)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bananas-go-extinct/932006 "2021-03-22T10:09:06Z")
Like many folks, I remember a different kind of banana from my youth. The skin was thinner, I think, and they were easier to “open” then the current Cavendish variety, which seem to require me to score them with a finge… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=293)