# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=320 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 321 --- ## [Was Cromwell able to read Hebrew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cromwell-able-to-read-hebrew/924981)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cromwell-able-to-read-hebrew/924981 "2020-11-08T14:38:53Z")
Hi, Was Cromwell able to read Hebrew ? I know Calvinists and other Protestant denominations studied Hebrew but I’m not sure if Cromwell (a member of the Independent Church) ever did. --- ## [Is it fibers that come out of a spinnerette when making polyester/polyamide microfiber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fibers-that-come-out-of-a-spinnerette-when-making-polyester-polyamide-microfiber/924833)
**Author:** [@All\_About\_M3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/All_About_M3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fibers-that-come-out-of-a-spinnerette-when-making-polyester-polyamide-microfiber/924833 "2020-11-08T12:55:50Z")
Is it a single (already blended) fiber, or is it something else (perhaps individual components?) My guess was that it would be the already blended fiber, and this site seems to suggest that this is the case. They say t… --- ## [Removing Gunpowder Residue From Clothes, Skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-gunpowder-residue-from-clothes-skin/106167)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-gunpowder-residue-from-clothes-skin/106167 "2020-11-08T05:03:56Z")
Recent developments in the Robert Blake crime case seem to partially center on the fact that his clothing from the night of his ex-girlfriend’s murder was allegedly covered with gunpowder residue. Just how hard is it to… --- ## [How to open an HEIC file on chromebook without extra steps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-an-heic-file-on-chromebook-without-extra-steps/924772)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-an-heic-file-on-chromebook-without-extra-steps/924772 "2020-11-07T23:17:20Z")
One of my friends occasionally emails me HEIC files which I receive on my chromebook. I would like to be able to just click the attachment and open it without having to go through any extra steps (I don’t want to have t… --- ## [Would an ex-POTUS receive Secret Service Protection in Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ex-potus-receive-secret-service-protection-in-prison/924947)
**Author:** [@CrazyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyFoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ex-potus-receive-secret-service-protection-in-prison/924947 "2020-11-07T03:30:24Z")
Let’s say Trump was sentenced to prison after his tenure at the Whitehouse is over, would his “lifetime” secret service protection follow him into the big house ? That would be the best realty show ever where Trump is s… --- ## [“Clean” gun shot wounds. Don’t need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-gun-shot-wounds-don-t-need-answer-fast/924428)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-gun-shot-wounds-don-t-need-answer-fast/924428 "2020-11-06T22:47:10Z")
There’s a fairly common TV trope where someone gets shot, usually in an extremity and usually a cop, and the cop’s buddy looks at the arm and says “You’re going to be OK. It’s a clean wound. It went all the way through.” … --- ## [USPS Informed Delivery Useless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-informed-delivery-useless/924573)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usps-informed-delivery-useless/924573 "2020-11-06T21:33:19Z")
I’ve had Informed Delivery from the USPS for years. When it’s working I get an email when there’s going to be delivery to my mailbox showing pictures of the front of the envelope(s). I originally got this when I had a P… --- ## [Burning a mix CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-a-mix-cd/923994)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-a-mix-cd/923994 "2020-11-06T19:27:49Z")
It’s been years since i’ve done this. It’s been years since I turned on my car radio. The local stations don’t really interest me but the stereo has a CD player. Will it play an MP3 file? --- ## [Do TV Stations Make Big Bucks from Election Ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tv-stations-make-big-bucks-from-election-ads/924839)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tv-stations-make-big-bucks-from-election-ads/924839 "2020-11-06T17:47:33Z")
This election cycle is weird because of the Plague and all that. But in general do media outlets like radio and TV stations rake in big bucks in election years? --- ## [Object identification request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/object-identification-request/924890)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/object-identification-request/924890 "2020-11-06T13:47:13Z")
I found this thing a while back. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is or where it came from, and hence, I do not know if I need to keep it. The other side is essentially flat with the rest of the screw pokin… --- ## [Crime novel trope: special passphrase deletes all data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-novel-trope-special-passphrase-deletes-all-data/924690)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-novel-trope-special-passphrase-deletes-all-data/924690 "2020-11-06T03:53:02Z")
I just finished reading a novel in which the home computer of a suspect needed to be accessed by a law enforcement agency. An officer duly searches, and finds, a list of login candidates and their passwords. Confiscated,… --- ## [Lawsuit filed directly to SCOTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawsuit-filed-directly-to-scotus/924837)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawsuit-filed-directly-to-scotus/924837 "2020-11-06T00:12:00Z")
A Pennsylvania news outlet has reported that "President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court to halt vote counting in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania over a lack of … --- ## [Why do subdivision builders often tear down every. single. tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-subdivision-builders-often-tear-down-every-single-tree/921368)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-subdivision-builders-often-tear-down-every-single-tree/921368 "2020-11-05T22:57:05Z")
\[NE Florida\] In my local travels I’ll often come across a previously vacant forest lost which is being made into a subdivision. Sometimes they’ll try to salvage many of the trees. But more often they seem awfully anxi… --- ## [Does Puerto Rico need to replace it's constitution if it becomes a state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-puerto-rico-need-to-replace-its-constitution-if-it-becomes-a-state/924784)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-puerto-rico-need-to-replace-its-constitution-if-it-becomes-a-state/924784 "2020-11-05T18:25:20Z")
Puerto Rico had another statehood referendum this year; assuming statehood wins and Congress admits Puerto Rico to the Union does Puerto Rico actually have to write a new constitution, or does the current one stay in eff… --- ## [Pipe organ power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipe-organ-power/924568)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipe-organ-power/924568 "2020-11-05T15:56:11Z")
If you like pipe organs, you might be entertained by this thorough history and tech review of same: Some of the content got me curious about how much air power a pipe organ uses, and how much acoustic powe… --- ## [Deleting Podcast Episodes on iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-podcast-episodes-on-iphone/924764)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-podcast-episodes-on-iphone/924764 "2020-11-05T14:46:04Z")
In the last few days, I’ve been getting messages on my phone that I’ve run out of storage. I went through and got rid of apps I no longer use and put others in the cloud. That helped for a while but I started to get the … --- ## [How can I shut off the water to our toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-shut-off-the-water-to-our-toilet/924481)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-shut-off-the-water-to-our-toilet/924481 "2020-11-05T07:48:34Z")
Lately our toilet’s cistern has been extremely slow to refill (say, on the order of 20 to 30 minutes). Some web searches suggest that this problem is often caused by a defective gasket or calcification at the inlet. In… --- ## [Was the deadly sin Sloth named for the animal, or the other way around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-deadly-sin-sloth-named-for-the-animal-or-the-other-way-around/924143)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-deadly-sin-sloth-named-for-the-animal-or-the-other-way-around/924143 "2020-11-05T06:20:42Z")
Was the term “sloth”, referring to one of the Seven Deadly Sins, named for the animal, or was the animal named for the sin? --- ## [Upgrading from Win 7 to Win 10 still possible? (. . . or simple to do?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-win-7-to-win-10-still-possible-or-simple-to-do/924485)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-win-7-to-win-10-still-possible-or-simple-to-do/924485 "2020-11-05T04:51:03Z")
BLUF: Is it still possible to upgrade software from Win 7 to Win 10? If so, how simple is it to do for a non-computer guy like myself? The story: I have a laptop I bought about ten years ago, that I had been keeping a… --- ## [Exercising Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercising-questions/924638)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercising-questions/924638 "2020-11-04T21:54:38Z")
Im new to exercise, im 52 and when i started a year ago i was 6-4 272 lbs and one day i just decided to go to the gym and it took me 26 minutes to do 1mile on the eliptical and i was exhausted. However being that out of… --- ## [What kind of bird might our 'Burger King' birds be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-might-our-burger-king-birds-be/924668)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-might-our-burger-king-birds-be/924668 "2020-11-04T21:34:44Z")
There are a ton of these little bird around, like we never see just one or two, more like twenty or more at a time. They look black, but might really be a dark brown because they’re not shiny the way crows and grackles … --- ## [Do truck drivers have loads they like or don't like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truck-drivers-have-loads-they-like-or-dont-like/924686)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truck-drivers-have-loads-they-like-or-dont-like/924686 "2020-11-04T16:10:15Z")
Do truckers universally have loads the like or don’t like? Say transporting apples vs Apple iPhones or live cows over cow plush toys, with the least desirable loads paying more or going to the lowest seniority member? Mo… --- ## [How often do casinos go bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-casinos-go-bankrupt/834874)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-casinos-go-bankrupt/834874 "2019-06-02T17:12:33Z")
By ‘casino’, I’m not talking about strip mall storefront casinos. I’m talking about big, Las Vegas-style ones like Taj Mahal was. How often do casinos of this type go into bankruptcy? Is there a list? --- ## [Are there any known cases of infants inheriting a mother's Covid-19 related pre-existing condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-cases-of-infants-inheriting-a-mothers-covid-19-related-pre-existing-condition/923883)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-cases-of-infants-inheriting-a-mothers-covid-19-related-pre-existing-condition/923883 "2020-11-03T23:31:51Z")
Are there any known cases of infants inheriting a mother’s Covid-19 related pre-existing condition ? I don’t mean infants born while the mother is infected with the virus, but infants born long after the mother is sympt… --- ## [How easy would it be to manufacture knotted rubber bands? (Or Moebius strips?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-would-it-be-to-manufacture-knotted-rubber-bands-or-moebius-strips/924472)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-would-it-be-to-manufacture-knotted-rubber-bands-or-moebius-strips/924472 "2020-11-03T23:28:13Z")
I don’t think they’d sell particularly well, but I at least would like some for my own amusement and to play with the minds of my co-workers. We still have paper files for each client (though many of them contain absolu… --- ## [Strange phone number on call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-phone-number-on-call/924577)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-phone-number-on-call/924577 "2020-11-03T18:18:02Z")
Now and then I get a call from a number like V1234567890123456 Starts with a V and the number is too long. I assume this is spam. Anyone know what this is? --- ## [Is the term Boomer Generation loose enough to include someone born in 1936?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-boomer-generation-loose-enough-to-include-someone-born-in-1936/924002)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-boomer-generation-loose-enough-to-include-someone-born-in-1936/924002 "2020-11-03T15:28:33Z")
Is the term Boomer Generation loose enough to include someone born in 1936? If not, is there a term for those who were too young to have been drafted during WWII? --- ## [Arlington Cemetery question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlington-cemetery-question/924079)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlington-cemetery-question/924079 "2020-11-03T13:58:52Z")
I guess I’m more looking for verification than asking a question. My girlfriend just told me her father is expecting to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. I’m pretty sure he’s not eligible. He was drafted and ser… --- ## [Looking for a definition of a 'tiger helmet"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-a-tiger-helmet/851514)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-a-tiger-helmet/851514 "2020-11-03T13:02:31Z")
Hi I recently came across the term ‘tiger helmet’ but no description. What does it look like and who usually wears one? I look forward to your feedback --- ## [How can my Google Drive be 95% full when there's almost nothing in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-google-drive-be-95-full-when-theres-almost-nothing-in-it/923058)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-google-drive-be-95-full-when-theres-almost-nothing-in-it/923058 "2020-11-03T11:12:56Z")
Title says it. Enough warnings, I opened my Google Drive. I never use it. Not for photos, rarely for docs. How can it be almost at 15 Gigs when I dont even have a gig in there?? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=319) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=321)