# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=347 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 348 --- ## [Incredible savings via facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-savings-via-facebook/914938)
**Author:** [@keno1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keno1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-savings-via-facebook/914938 "2020-07-13T15:14:21Z")
I’ve noticed recently, say the past couple months, a proliferation of ads on facebook that offer products at unbelievable savings, e.g. electric scooters that retail at $899 for $19.99. Similar items at less than 1/10th… --- ## [Mortgage Document Retention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-document-retention/915119)
**Author:** [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortgage-document-retention/915119 "2020-07-13T15:06:26Z")
I have a primary mortgage that I’m about 9 years into, and a HELOC that I’m about 5 years into. I am current with the payments, and have both through my primary credit union where I do all my D2D banking, and I don’t ha… --- ## [Fridge problem---water from door self-dispensing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-problem-water-from-door-self-dispensing/915127)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-problem-water-from-door-self-dispensing/915127 "2020-07-13T14:32:18Z")
This morning I came out to the kitchen and noticed the clock on the stove blinking but the light inside is on. Hmm. Did the power go out? (Later I learned out that yes, it had). We have a refrigerator with ice and wa… --- ## [What would happen if I don’t brush my teeth for a year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-don-t-brush-my-teeth-for-a-year/915041)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-don-t-brush-my-teeth-for-a-year/915041 "2020-07-13T13:50:34Z")
Don’t need answer fast. Let’s assume today I stop brushing my teeth. I do drink water with fluoride a few time a day, but that’s all. What would happen? I am not doing this in real life. I fell asleep last night before … --- ## [Why do different modes and channels on my TV have very different volume levels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-modes-and-channels-on-my-tv-have-very-different-volume-levels/915148)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-modes-and-channels-on-my-tv-have-very-different-volume-levels/915148 "2020-07-13T06:25:45Z")
Why is it that the comfortable volume setting on my TV varies so widely depending on what mode I’m in, and even differs among channels in HDMI (cable) mode? When watching cable the comfortable volume varies from 8-13, d… --- ## [Runners vs Cyclists vs Speed Skaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-vs-cyclists-vs-speed-skaters/914413)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-vs-cyclists-vs-speed-skaters/914413 "2020-07-13T03:45:29Z")
At what distance will a top cyclist pass a top runner? How about a top skater? I know that a cyclist will beat a runner at less than 10k, because I just beat the top runner at a 10k on my bike and I’m in terrible shape… --- ## [Canada's (and Trudeau's) WE scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-and-trudeaus-we-scandal/915110)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-and-trudeaus-we-scandal/915110 "2020-07-13T03:23:20Z")
Can someone please give me a quick synopsis about this? I’ve been distracted by Covid-related news and this WE thing seemed to appear out of nowhere over the last couple of weeks. Thank-you very much --- ## [How come Germany had an easy time against Russia in WWI but lost against the USSR in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-germany-had-an-easy-time-against-russia-in-wwi-but-lost-against-the-ussr-in-wwii/914347)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-germany-had-an-easy-time-against-russia-in-wwi-but-lost-against-the-ussr-in-wwii/914347 "2020-07-12T22:04:31Z")
Germany wiped the floor with Russia in WWI but the USSR ended up getting into Berlin in WWII, how come? --- ## [Is there any medical reason to get new prescriptions after IOL implants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-medical-reason-to-get-new-prescriptions-after-iol-implants/914801)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-medical-reason-to-get-new-prescriptions-after-iol-implants/914801 "2020-07-12T18:39:37Z")
Hawaii (and at least one other state I know of - Texas - and probably others) has a law that you can’t get new prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses with a prescription that is more than a year old. Since I’m postin… --- ## [Can you explain this bizarre looking tree (or trees) to me, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-bizarre-looking-tree-or-trees-to-me-please/914898)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-this-bizarre-looking-tree-or-trees-to-me-please/914898 "2020-07-12T16:56:17Z")
Here are some photos of a tree (or is it trees) I saw earlier today. Not only does it look like there’s one type of tree growing out of another, but one seems completely on top of the other. As far as I could tell ther… --- ## [Refusing a Patent Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-a-patent-question/914782)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-a-patent-question/914782 "2020-07-12T14:45:37Z")
I know that most scientists have clauses in their contracts that whatever they discover at work belongs to their employer. What would happen if they made an invention and then the employer decided against getting a paten… --- ## [Camelot - Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelot-kennedy/914835)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelot-kennedy/914835 "2020-07-12T13:27:18Z")
What exactly was the whole ‘Camelot’ comparison with JFK about? --- ## [40 Volt 5 amp-hour question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-volt-5-amp-hour-question/914976)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-volt-5-amp-hour-question/914976 "2020-07-12T13:15:45Z")
I have a 40 volt, 5 amp-hour battery for my battery powered lawn mower. Is that 5 amp-hour measurement at 40 volts? I have a USB charging adapter for the battery – that is, you put the battery in the adapter and it act… --- ## [How to prepare for CCNA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prepare-for-ccna/642330)
**Author:** [@edwardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prepare-for-ccna/642330 "2012-11-28T04:16:11Z")
New to IT and i am preparing for CCNA certification. But how you prepare for this certification? Just do the training courses and the practice test? --- ## [Galaxy Store is Using the Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-store-is-using-the-battery/914561)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-store-is-using-the-battery/914561 "2020-07-11T18:46:54Z")
I’ve got a Samsung Galaxy w/Android, and I’m pretty happy with it. Starting about a month ago, every day – Every Single Day – at 4:00, I get a warning, “Galaxy Store is Using the Battery.” It lasts until 7:00. I have … --- ## [What's the difference between a megabit and a megabyte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-megabit-and-a-megabyte/457338)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-megabit-and-a-megabyte/457338 "2008-07-23T06:31:28Z")
Recently on a commercial for an internet provider, they used the word megabit to say how fast their internet is. I’ve always known the word megabyte so hearing megabit was a bit odd. I looked up both the definitions an… --- ## [How does the original owner get clear title when a mortgage or loan is fraudulently obtained on their property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-original-owner-get-clear-title-when-a-mortgage-or-loan-is-fraudulently-obtained-on-their-property/914790)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-original-owner-get-clear-title-when-a-mortgage-or-loan-is-fraudulently-obtained-on-their-property/914790 "2020-07-10T21:52:08Z")
It’s common for things like mortgages and home equity loans to be guaranteed by the underlying property they are written against. If you don’t make the payments, they foreclose and take the property away. But what happe… --- ## [Question about physician referrals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-physician-referrals/914850)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-physician-referrals/914850 "2020-07-10T19:04:52Z")
I recently moved to a new city, by which I mean back to my old city of Roanoke, VA after a stint in the DC area. The day before I left, I went to my dentist for a final appointment. At the end of the appointment, she wan… --- ## [SCOTUS Faithless Electors Decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-faithless-electors-decision/914507)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-faithless-electors-decision/914507 "2020-07-10T18:01:51Z")
So today’s SCOTUS decision allows states to punish electors who don’t follow that state’s laws about how they are supposed to vote, including laws saying they must vote for that state’s popular vote winner. Does this de… --- ## [Protesters pulling people from cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-pulling-people-from-cars/914880)
**Author:** [@Uncrph90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncrph90)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-pulling-people-from-cars/914880 "2020-07-10T16:59:45Z")
I have seen/read news reports of recent protests that have involved drivers and/or passengers in cars being pulled out of the vehicle and beaten. Absolutely no justification for that action and I condemn it. (Assuming th… --- ## [Roy Moore vs Sacha Baron Cohen (legal issues)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-moore-vs-sacha-baron-cohen-legal-issues/914951)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-moore-vs-sacha-baron-cohen-legal-issues/914951 "2020-07-10T16:23:26Z")
Leaving aside opinions about these people (especially Moore), I’m curious as to what seem, at this point at least, to be the key legal issues in Moore’s lawsuit. Moore signed a waiver before appearing on the show. Moo… --- ## [Do individuals on other social animal species ever go rogue and attack others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-individuals-on-other-social-animal-species-ever-go-rogue-and-attack-others/914857)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-individuals-on-other-social-animal-species-ever-go-rogue-and-attack-others/914857 "2020-07-10T11:53:14Z")
In humans it happens where individuals will snap and attack other members of their social tribe Does this happen on social insects like wasps or bees, or on other social mammal species where one individual does the equi… --- ## [Leg/Chest Nerve Interaction...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-chest-nerve-interaction/302231)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-chest-nerve-interaction/302231 "2020-07-10T10:10:38Z")
I can’t think of a better title, sorry. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting a pedicure, which involved an exfoliating scrub of my calves. As soon as she started scrubbing my right calf, I felt a sharp pain just below … --- ## [If a real estate property has two owners (50/50) can one of them sell their half interest to a third party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-real-estate-property-has-two-owners-50-50-can-one-of-them-sell-their-half-interest-to-a-third-party/914851)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-real-estate-property-has-two-owners-50-50-can-one-of-them-sell-their-half-interest-to-a-third-party/914851 "2020-07-10T03:05:00Z")
If a real estate property has two owners (50/50) can one of them sell their half interest to a third party? I recognize that the answer may differ by jurisdiction (I am in Ontario), but wonder if there is any general pr… --- ## [How to restore the size of the chat box on IceChat IRC to normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-restore-the-size-of-the-chat-box-on-icechat-irc-to-normal/914890)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-restore-the-size-of-the-chat-box-on-icechat-irc-to-normal/914890 "2020-07-10T00:11:52Z")
I have a friend, named Farvel, who has accidentally made his chat box on IRC’s IceChat much larger than he needs it. How does he restore it to its regular size? --- ## [Are Blu-Ray players any faster than they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blu-ray-players-any-faster-than-they-used-to-be/914846)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-blu-ray-players-any-faster-than-they-used-to-be/914846 "2020-07-09T23:23:52Z")
Threw a Blu-Ray disc into my old Sony BDP-S580 player (8 or 9 years old) and was reminded about what I hated about Blu-Ray - it takes forever for the disc to be ready to play. Are newer Blu-Ray players any faster or is t… --- ## [I'm Confused About Lamp Bases and Lamp Bulb Types](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-about-lamp-bases-and-lamp-bulb-types/914665)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-confused-about-lamp-bases-and-lamp-bulb-types/914665 "2020-07-09T22:48:06Z")
(I usually would say “light bulbs” instead of “lamps” but I need to differentiate the device as a whol from the device’s actual glass bulb.) I just spent 20 minutes on Google trying to figure this out. It looks like I d… --- ## [What, if anything, is the opossum's closest relative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-the-opossums-closest-relative/914829)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-the-opossums-closest-relative/914829 "2020-07-09T18:02:45Z")
How well do we know marsupial phylogeny? I’m guessing that there probably isn’t one most closest relatve, but some group of marsupials that have a common ancestor, similar to the horseshoe crab not being closely related… --- ## [New method of spam calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-of-spam-calls/914750)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-of-spam-calls/914750 "2020-07-09T11:37:15Z")
So lately with increased frequency I get a call which goes through the spam filter. I don’t pickup calls from unknown numbers and let it go to voice mail. The real surprising part is that when I call these numbers back,… --- ## [Is there still time to get a stimulus payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-still-time-to-get-a-stimulus-payment/914751)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-still-time-to-get-a-stimulus-payment/914751 "2020-07-09T08:19:48Z")
Kayla didn’t have a job in 2018, so she didn’t file a 2018 tax return. In 2019, she worked at Starbucks, and received a W-2. But she still hasn’t filed a tax return this year. I was looking at her W-2 (she had it out to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=346) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=348)