# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=366 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 367 --- ## [Did the 1929 stock crash really hurt long-term investors? Why not wait it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1929-stock-crash-really-hurt-long-term-investors-why-not-wait-it-out/596465)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-1929-stock-crash-really-hurt-long-term-investors-why-not-wait-it-out/596465 "2020-05-03T17:54:08Z")
I was watching UPstairs Downstairs where it features the 1929 stock market crash and shows people who ‘lost everything’. Rose, the maid, is in her late 30’s and had invested everything she inherited. But my question is,… --- ## [Does hair loss happen all over the human body equally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-loss-happen-all-over-the-human-body-equally/842990)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-loss-happen-all-over-the-human-body-equally/842990 "2020-05-03T17:20:50Z")
When one’s hair lessens on the head(thinning and/or receding), does hair all over the body do the same and, if so, does it lessen at the same rate? --- ## [Why don't I ever see any YouTube ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-ever-see-any-youtube-ads/852950)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-i-ever-see-any-youtube-ads/852950 "2020-05-02T23:10:09Z")
I watch a lot of YouTube videos, and people in the videos sometimes talk about the money that they generate from the videos, always mentioning ad revenues, so I know they exist. Why do I never see any ads? In a sidenote,… --- ## [Lunar Lander plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-lander-plans/831792)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunar-lander-plans/831792 "2020-05-02T02:03:21Z")
VP Pence recently is quoted as saying that the US is going back to the moon in 5 years. This at the same briefing where NASA told him the current schedule is 8 years. OK… Skipping over the fact that saying we are going … --- ## [Why do Mockingbirds Mock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mockingbirds-mock/852577)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mockingbirds-mock/852577 "2020-05-02T03:27:40Z")
Why do mockingbirds, in particular Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottus), mock? Yes, I know there is such a thing as Google and Wikipedia. I am asking this here because I want to see what SDMB people think. --- ## [Fermented spaghetti sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-spaghetti-sauce/852946)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermented-spaghetti-sauce/852946 "2020-05-02T02:07:58Z")
Tonight I opened a large plastic jar of Ragu spaghetti sauce for the first time. Bought it 2 weeks ago? It appeared to have been sealed well. I shook it a bit before opening. Luckily I had it over the pan. There was a s… --- ## [What identification data is coded onto music CDs? Even homemade ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-identification-data-is-coded-onto-music-cds-even-homemade-ones/852983)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-identification-data-is-coded-onto-music-cds-even-homemade-ones/852983 "2020-05-02T00:48:03Z")
I am reviewing my old CD collection to see if there are any I have not yet converted to MP3’s. I am using iTunes to do the conversion. I popped in a CD that a friend of mine made that was a compilation of various jazz tu… --- ## [I want to share pictures outside of facebook. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-share-pictures-outside-of-facebook-how/852998)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-share-pictures-outside-of-facebook-how/852998 "2020-05-01T21:38:55Z")
Last fall I participated in a road trip from Canada to Costa Rica with 6 other guys to help deliver a motorhome for a friend. I took it upon my self to deliver a play by play with photos to families and friends through a… --- ## [What does it mean for a state to go bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-state-to-go-bankrupt/852465)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-for-a-state-to-go-bankrupt/852465 "2020-05-01T19:46:54Z")
So Mitch McConnell said that states should declare bankruptcy if they can’t pay for the Corona crisis. I don’t want a political debate about that; what I want know is what it means factual for a state to declare bankrupt… --- ## [Can car mileage be checked on old used cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-car-mileage-be-checked-on-old-used-cars/852920)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-car-mileage-be-checked-on-old-used-cars/852920 "2020-05-01T19:27:59Z")
Not sure if this is a problem in America, but here in east Europe when you buy an older car (1995-2010), you automatically know that whatever mileage is written, it’s probably fake, if it says 180.000 kilometers, it’s pr… --- ## [Those sleveless jackets with narrow up-turned collars in Pakistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-sleveless-jackets-with-narrow-up-turned-collars-in-pakistan/438668 "2008-02-22T15:03:14Z")
What are they called? Are they considered equivalent to wearing a “suit and tie”? --- ## [Any large cities near UK coal mines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-large-cities-near-uk-coal-mines/852784)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-large-cities-near-uk-coal-mines/852784 "2020-05-01T09:19:17Z")
I’m starting another novel and want to start it in a coal mining area in 1830. Are there any large towns that might have been near the mines of that time frame? Thanks. --- ## [Is a call to preform a military coup illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-call-to-preform-a-military-coup-illegal/852603)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-call-to-preform-a-military-coup-illegal/852603 "2020-05-01T06:37:26Z")
A legal question about the closed thread “Is it time to cut the bullshit and have a military coup to overthrow Donald Trump” link below. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894986 The Mod closed it wit… --- ## [Tax rebate for people still working? Did anyone hear of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rebate-for-people-still-working-did-anyone-hear-of-this/852878)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-rebate-for-people-still-working-did-anyone-hear-of-this/852878 "2020-05-01T05:08:46Z")
Hi all, sorry if this has been covered. I scanned the thread titles but didn’t see anything that jumped out. If this has been covered just c&p. I remember reading a news article about the CARES Act that mentioned the en… --- ## [Question regarding self-employed workers and unemployment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-self-employed-workers-and-unemployment/852681)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-self-employed-workers-and-unemployment/852681 "2020-05-01T03:56:08Z")
With unemployment being expanded for gig, contract and self-employed workers, I’m having a hard time finding info on qualifications. I’m self-employed, I run a sole proprietorship lawn company. I’m the only employee. I … --- ## [Does bleach + urine = kaboom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bleach-urine-kaboom/794358)
**Author:** [@Alia\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alia_S)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bleach-urine-kaboom/794358 "2020-05-01T03:35:14Z")
I read about E. coli living in washing machines and decided to wash my family’s underwear and other especially dirty items separately with bleach. I have 3 young boys and there is often a significant amount of urine in t… --- ## [How does Federal "seizing" of State purchased tests work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-federal-seizing-of-state-purchased-tests-work/852942)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-federal-seizing-of-state-purchased-tests-work/852942 "2020-05-01T02:58:30Z")
Today, there was this story about Gov Hogan stationing National Guard and State police to guard coronavirus tests at a “secret location” to protect against Federal seizure. Who from the Federal government is going to sh… --- ## [TV stations whose signals can be received a long distance away....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-stations-whose-signals-can-be-received-a-long-distance-away/852859)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-stations-whose-signals-can-be-received-a-long-distance-away/852859 "2020-05-01T00:08:47Z")
Back in the 1960’s - with a good rooftop antenna (or if the moon and stars aligned), we (living in Montreal) could get a passable over-the-air analog signal from (then) channel 8, WMTW (Poland Spring ME). The studios we… --- ## [What does this mean? (British English translation needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-british-english-translation-needed/676758)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-mean-british-english-translation-needed/676758 "2020-04-30T21:30:48Z")
From A Hard Day’s Night: What does this all mean in standard American English? --- ## [WWII commandos with mercury paste destroying planes? (and other questions about Al)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-commandos-with-mercury-paste-destroying-planes-and-other-questions-about-al/461371 "2020-04-30T18:23:44Z")
This site is just full of cheerful ‘facts’ about aluminum: OK, I know about aluminum forming an oxide layer and thus protecting itself from serious corrosion. But is it really sapphire? And does anodized aluminum work … --- ## [German question: auf einer Schule lernen/auf einer Schule arbeiten seem wrong to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-question-auf-einer-schule-lernen-auf-einer-schule-arbeiten-seem-wrong-to-me/852875)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-question-auf-einer-schule-lernen-auf-einer-schule-arbeiten-seem-wrong-to-me/852875 "2020-04-30T17:35:19Z")
Hi Both ‘auf einer Schule lernen’/‘auf einer Schule arbeiten’ seem wrong to me. I haven’t been able to find any rule stating that the use of the preposition ‘auf’ is wrong in the above contexts. I look forward to your f… --- ## [Does sea water cool down during night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sea-water-cool-down-during-night/852891)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sea-water-cool-down-during-night/852891 "2020-04-30T16:08:12Z")
I hate cold water, but I love going to the sea, so I’m obsessed with sea water temperatures of random countries. One thing I noticed is that unlike air temperature where you have “average max, average low”, here you don’… --- ## [Why content creators don't use ad-blockers in their videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-content-creators-dont-use-ad-blockers-in-their-videos/852881)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-content-creators-dont-use-ad-blockers-in-their-videos/852881 "2020-04-30T15:55:14Z")
I like to watch YouTube videos related to technology, gadgets, etc… I’ve noticed that none of the content creators I watch use ad-blockers when they screen share a webpage. I find this unusual because some of them have … --- ## [Someone tried to fraudulently claim unemployment benefits in my name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-fraudulently-claim-unemployment-benefits-in-my-name/852893)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-tried-to-fraudulently-claim-unemployment-benefits-in-my-name/852893 "2020-04-30T15:29:16Z")
So I am still gainfully employed for now, working from home, and yesterday my manager emailed me saying that HR received an unemployment claim for me. She said she would take care of things on the company side and I shou… --- ## [International travel: what are my options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-what-are-my-options/852746)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-what-are-my-options/852746 "2020-04-30T15:24:56Z")
I’m putting this in GQ to gather factual answers, but if you have recommendations, I’m all ears to that too. I have a flight booked (pre-coronavirus, of course) to Ecuador in July on United. Obviously, I’m not going. … --- ## [How Do I Tip Amazon Fresh Delivery People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tip-amazon-fresh-delivery-people/852868)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tip-amazon-fresh-delivery-people/852868 "2020-04-30T14:37:14Z")
Like many, I have been getting groceries delivered to me. I use Amazon Fresh doorstep delivery which means the groceries are left at my doorstep and I do not see or talk to the driver. I’ve searched the web-tubes and a… --- ## [What is the difference between P2P and standard VPN servers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-p2p-and-standard-vpn-servers/852773)
**Author:** [@Muddibog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muddibog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-p2p-and-standard-vpn-servers/852773 "2020-04-30T10:23:39Z")
I recently started to use a VPN. At times, I come across a website that is able to detect that I am using a VPN and will deny me access. However, I found that I can override these restrictions by switching to a P2P serve… --- ## [Is pornography ever protected by the Commerce Clause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pornography-ever-protected-by-the-commerce-clause/684424)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pornography-ever-protected-by-the-commerce-clause/684424 "2020-04-30T06:10:47Z")
With (in theory) different standards of community decency and obscenity across the United States, such as Utah making all porn illegal to distribute, has the federal government ever stepped in to say something like “No, … --- ## [Is the Bible really still the No. 1 bestselling book in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-really-still-the-no-1-bestselling-book-in-the-usa/852737)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bible-really-still-the-no-1-bestselling-book-in-the-usa/852737 "2020-04-30T04:20:33Z")
I’ve heard the claim, “The Bible is always automatically excluded from the bestseller lists, otherwise it would always be No. 1” (and I assume this refers to bestselling books in the USA,) but is that really still so? B… --- ## [On casettes, does C60 mean that the full cassette is 60 minutes or is the tape 60 minutes long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-casettes-does-c60-mean-that-the-full-cassette-is-60-minutes-or-is-the-tape-60-minutes-long/852856)
**Author:** [@xxcrunchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xxcrunchy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-casettes-does-c60-mean-that-the-full-cassette-is-60-minutes-or-is-the-tape-60-minutes-long/852856 "2020-04-30T04:12:40Z")
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