# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=423 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 424 --- ## [Unidentified child in modern times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-child-in-modern-times/840992)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-child-in-modern-times/840992 "2019-10-02T15:33:01Z")
I was thinking about stories I’ve read in which a minor child ran away from some intolerable situation at home and somehow managed to avoid being returned by the authorities. I wonder how plausible that is these days, wi… --- ## [More deaths than births](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-deaths-than-births/841024)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-deaths-than-births/841024 "2019-10-02T15:24:45Z")
There was an article in the Oregonian about how in 5 years, Oregon is going to start having more deaths than births. OK, this isn’t a huge surprise. The birth rate in the US is below replacement, so some states are going… --- ## [Does Google Eavesdrop Through Android Phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-google-eavesdrop-through-android-phones/840908)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-google-eavesdrop-through-android-phones/840908 "2019-10-02T14:59:31Z")
So here’s what’s got me wondering: The other day, about five days ago, a couple of friends and I had a conversation about Joshua Tree National Monument, and our experiences there, and about desert camping in general, th… --- ## [Until the Tacoma Bridge disaster, self resonance in bridges was unknown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-tacoma-bridge-disaster-self-resonance-in-bridges-was-unknown/841058)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-tacoma-bridge-disaster-self-resonance-in-bridges-was-unknown/841058 "2019-10-02T14:28:21Z")
I’m watching a documentary about the history of bridge construction. At one point, they showed the Tacoma Bridge collapse and noted “Until this disaster, the phenomenon of self resonance in bridges was unknown”. WTF? Thi… --- ## [What environmental pressures encourage a species to evolve to be more aggressive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-environmental-pressures-encourage-a-species-to-evolve-to-be-more-aggressive/841112)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-environmental-pressures-encourage-a-species-to-evolve-to-be-more-aggressive/841112 "2019-10-02T13:33:58Z")
Certain animals are more aggressive than others. Crocodiles are more aggressive than alligators, zebras are more aggressive than horses, some species of bears are more aggressive than others, etc. So what environmental … --- ## [What happens if you get vaccinated but have the disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-vaccinated-but-have-the-disease/840915)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-vaccinated-but-have-the-disease/840915 "2019-10-02T09:18:35Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m betting the answer is nothing, but what happens if you get vaccinated for let’s say the measles or hpv or whatever, but you are already infected with the disease? Obviously the vaccine wouldn’t cu… --- ## [DNS Encryption Protocol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-encryption-protocol/841001)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dns-encryption-protocol/841001 "2019-10-02T07:52:14Z")
What is this new DNS protocol being pushed by Mozilla and Google, and what does it have to do with anti-trust laws? --- ## [Most Likely Cause of lethal non-food anaphylactic shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-likely-cause-of-lethal-non-food-anaphylactic-shock/841073)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-likely-cause-of-lethal-non-food-anaphylactic-shock/841073 "2019-10-02T04:47:50Z")
I’m sad to report that last week a dear young 35 year old friend passed away suddenly in his apartment after suffering what was supposedly a severe anaphylactic shock. Personally, I a a bit skeptical of this story (b/c … --- ## [Quoted Fridge Dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoted-fridge-dimensions/840956)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoted-fridge-dimensions/840956 "2019-10-02T04:26:54Z")
I am in desperate need of factual answers here because I have no tolerance (literally and figuratively) for error. My existing fridge is dying. It is a Whirlpool side-by-side fridge/freezer. The back literally butts up u… --- ## [Recommend me a transcription app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-transcription-app/840497)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-transcription-app/840497 "2019-10-02T00:50:43Z")
I have a bunch of audio recordings on my phone, generally interviews and such done for work. I’ve been simply listening to them and typing them up on my computer, with frequent short rewinds as necessary, but I’m now loo… --- ## [viewing 401k plan details at a P.O. Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-401k-plan-details-at-a-p-o-box/841075)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viewing-401k-plan-details-at-a-p-o-box/841075 "2019-10-01T18:41:15Z")
A summary report about my company’s 401k plan includes the phrase “You also have the (…) right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan” and then the address listed is a P.O. Box. How the f\*\*\* does t… --- ## [Bluetooth DVD Player Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-dvd-player-question/840976)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-dvd-player-question/840976 "2019-10-01T17:48:26Z")
I’m moving to a new house and will be mounting a large Samsung flatscreen TV over the mantle of the fireplace. The TV comes with all the streaming apps we want built in so we won’t need a streaming device to connect to … --- ## [Is there anywhere where the tide really comes in “faster than a galloping horse”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-where-the-tide-really-comes-in-faster-than-a-galloping-horse/841051)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-where-the-tide-really-comes-in-faster-than-a-galloping-horse/841051 "2019-10-01T17:08:35Z")
Last weekend we were staying with friends not so far from the Mont Saint Michel, and for some reason talk turned to the tides in that bay. Of course, they come in faster than a galloping horse, someone said, and we all n… --- ## [How May I Back Up All Video Content From My YouTube Channel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-back-up-all-video-content-from-my-youtube-channel/791184)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-may-i-back-up-all-video-content-from-my-youtube-channel/791184 "2018-02-22T14:34:28Z")
I’ve got almost 100 hours worth of video on a YouTube channel associated with my business. How may I download that all to my computer? --- ## [defueling (large) aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defueling-large-aircraft/841060)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defueling-large-aircraft/841060 "2019-10-01T03:39:36Z")
Are large aircraft ever defueled (i.e. removing fuel from their onboard tanks), and how common is it if so? What happens with the fuel afterwards? I don’t imagine it can just be reused without some sort of testing or in… --- ## [What, specifically, are Trump's (alleged) crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-are-trumps-alleged-crimes/840881)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-are-trumps-alleged-crimes/840881 "2019-09-30T22:36:54Z")
What crimes has Trump (allegedly) committed? What specific parts of U.S. law did he (allegedly) violate? I can think of these: \[ul\]\[li\]Ongoing violations of the Emoluments Clause (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8)\[/l… --- ## [How long can american sliced cheese be left at room temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-american-sliced-cheese-be-left-at-room-temperature/716458)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-american-sliced-cheese-be-left-at-room-temperature/716458 "2019-09-30T19:54:30Z")
I forgot I bought some sliced packaged cheese and I left it in the car, it was out for about 1.5-2 hours. It is an unopened package. Does anyone know if that is a problem? --- ## [Hamilton-Reynolds Affair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-reynolds-affair/840832)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-reynolds-affair/840832 "2019-09-30T17:48:57Z")
I’m putting this here because it was the musical Hamilton that made me think how little sense the affair made. I mean in the sense of why you would do it and if it even happened. So let me walk you through this: The mu… --- ## [Who was the shortest male Olympic gold medal winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-shortest-male-olympic-gold-medal-winner/840998)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-shortest-male-olympic-gold-medal-winner/840998 "2019-09-30T04:39:50Z")
In the summer Olympics, who was the shortest male gold medal winner in any sport and what was his height? --- ## [Are firetrucks washed with their own hoses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-firetrucks-washed-with-their-own-hoses/841008)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-firetrucks-washed-with-their-own-hoses/841008 "2019-09-30T03:06:58Z")
I’ve seen firemen scrubbing their engines at the station. Do they use the truck’s hoses to rinse? ~Max --- ## [What kind of mushrooms are these that appeared on my lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-mushrooms-are-these-that-appeared-on-my-lawn/840593)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-mushrooms-are-these-that-appeared-on-my-lawn/840593 "2019-09-29T19:33:59Z")
(NOTE: Don’t worry, nobody is going to try eating these if we can help it.) Link We’re concerned one of our cats might eat one if we’re not vigilant about picking them up. If anyone can identify them, are they dangero… --- ## [Distance to feel warmth from the sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-to-feel-warmth-from-the-sun/840887)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-to-feel-warmth-from-the-sun/840887 "2019-09-29T12:12:37Z")
Hi SD. I am a musician, not a science guy, so I have no clue about the answer to this question. I have been thinking about it all week. Please enlighten me. We here on earth feel the sun’s heat…often pleasantly tolerab… --- ## [ESP8266 wifi not working properly with new cellphone tethering (4G)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp8266-wifi-not-working-properly-with-new-cellphone-tethering-4g/840942)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esp8266-wifi-not-working-properly-with-new-cellphone-tethering-4g/840942 "2019-09-29T11:24:36Z")
I just replaced my old Huawei P8 with P30 and could not get my esp8266 work as a webserver. Esp8266 smartconfig app easily changed the two networks. After a couple of tests, I lowered my primary phone connection from 4G… --- ## [Why can't FedEx give a better delivery estimate than "by the end of the day?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fedex-give-a-better-delivery-estimate-than-by-the-end-of-the-day/839173)
**Author:** [@AZRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZRob)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fedex-give-a-better-delivery-estimate-than-by-the-end-of-the-day/839173 "2019-09-29T01:59:15Z")
My assumption is that a computerized system plans the day’s route for a given truck using the addresses of the packages on that truck to maximize efficiency. So, if there’s a list of addresses for that route, why can’t … --- ## [What are the drawbacks to lateral gene transfer in microorganisms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-drawbacks-to-lateral-gene-transfer-in-microorganisms/840929)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-drawbacks-to-lateral-gene-transfer-in-microorganisms/840929 "2019-09-28T18:25:30Z")
I often joke that it would be supercool if humans could do that too. But seriously, a minute or two of contemplation makes it obvious that, in humans, it would be potentially disastrous. My question is about microorgan… --- ## [How do I build a groundhog house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-a-groundhog-house/840909)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-a-groundhog-house/840909 "2019-09-28T14:36:35Z")
We’re in rural, wooded NYS and have a resident groundhog. He lives under the PODS storage container that’s been sitting on our lawn for the past year. We bought this place a year ago and have been gut-renovating it. Well… --- ## [What is the etymology of an industrial process being called a "plant"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-etymology-of-an-industrial-process-being-called-a-plant/840748)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-etymology-of-an-industrial-process-being-called-a-plant/840748 "2019-09-28T04:22:02Z")
Etymologists, Linguists, know-it-alls : Help! --- ## [WW11 Holocaust tattoos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww11-holocaust-tattoos/840605)
**Author:** [@szabrocki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/szabrocki)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww11-holocaust-tattoos/840605 "2019-09-28T01:10:45Z")
When the numbers were tattooed on their arm, I imagine that some people protested. I cant find any information on that. I would imagine that if you refused the worst would happen to you. Are there any references to tho… --- ## [why do some place names take a "the"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-place-names-take-a-the/840733)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-place-names-take-a-the/840733 "2019-09-27T23:39:17Z")
I was in San Francisco yesterday, and I noticed that it has “The Golden Gate Bridge” and “Golden Gate Park” (without a the). Why does the bridge get a the and the park doesn’t, even with the same modifier? It seems to ap… --- ## [Questions About Worship In The LDS (Mormon) Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-worship-in-the-lds-mormon-church/840917)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-worship-in-the-lds-mormon-church/840917 "2019-09-27T22:23:37Z")
Is Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) - you know, Jars of Clay and all that - enjoyed by the Mormon community? Or is it eschewed because it’s Rock & Roll (more or less)? Does Mormonism have its own version of CCM, produc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=422) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=424)