# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=456 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 457 --- ## [Neptunium doesn't have an explosive personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neptunium-doesnt-have-an-explosive-personality/835371)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neptunium-doesnt-have-an-explosive-personality/835371 "2019-06-11T15:24:45Z")
The MPSIMS elemental thread reminded me of a question I have. Uranium can be used to make nuclear bombs. So can plutonium. See Fat Man and Little Boy. But what about Neptunium, between the two of them in the periodic t… --- ## [suicide: can a person be forced to take nourishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-can-a-person-be-forced-to-take-nourishment/835287)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-can-a-person-be-forced-to-take-nourishment/835287 "2019-06-11T12:03:46Z")
There was news of the recent death of a Dutch teenager. Early reports that she had been euthanized were incorrect, although she had sought a medically assisted death because she had been intractably miserable with PTSD,… --- ## [Holocaust survivors being murdered in post-WW2 years, any information about that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holocaust-survivors-being-murdered-in-post-ww2-years-any-information-about-that/835174)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holocaust-survivors-being-murdered-in-post-ww2-years-any-information-about-that/835174 "2019-06-11T10:55:33Z")
I read somewhere that some Holocaust survivors were murdered during the post-war period in Germany (and other countries formerly occupied by the Nazis), usually after they returned to their homes and businesses and found… --- ## [Aerial stunts with airliners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerial-stunts-with-airliners/835024)
**Author:** [@Hapax\_Legomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hapax_Legomenon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerial-stunts-with-airliners/835024 "2019-06-11T02:11:22Z")
What are some examples of people getting large planes, meant for commercial cargo or passenger service, to behave impressively in ways well outside of their design specifications? Stuff that makes you think, “Wow, I woul… --- ## [Hitler's views on German nobility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-views-on-german-nobility/835223)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-views-on-german-nobility/835223 "2019-06-11T01:30:11Z")
Is there any record of what Hitler thought of the German nobility? I know he often expressed contempt for the senior military types many of whom were Prussian ‘vons’ (and others whose families had been awarded, but not … --- ## [What animal did this skull belong to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317 "2019-06-10T22:13:16Z")
Workmen next door found this under the pier & beam 1920s house next door. One of the men said it was a squirrel, but I think it’s too big. I’d say a cat. We do have skunks, possums, and raccoons here in the city, too. An… --- ## [Insider Trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading/835308)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading/835308 "2019-06-10T20:46:59Z")
Just a hypothetical: If you knew that a threat of tariff was going to be tweeted and you profited from the stock market fluctuation, is that illegal? Other than a tip, is that likely to be caught? Is there routine moni… --- ## [What is the deal with the (food)brand "Quisling Media"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-food-brand-quisling-media/835222)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-food-brand-quisling-media/835222 "2019-06-10T19:27:26Z")
I was looking up some data in the USDA nutrition database and was surprised to see “Quisling Media” in the “Food Group or Manufacturer”-column for various products. Googling I could only turn up other products and lists,… --- ## [Looking for video compositing software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-video-compositing-software/835134)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-video-compositing-software/835134 "2019-06-10T18:41:18Z")
I’m making animations in synfig and math animations in python. What I need is Windows software (preferably free) so that I can make a video file where for example the synfig animation is playing in the top half while th… --- ## [What is the difference between an air fryer and a convection oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-air-fryer-and-a-convection-oven/835203)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-air-fryer-and-a-convection-oven/835203 "2019-06-10T17:42:35Z")
Both seem like they use electric heat + a fan to cook food. What’s the difference? Is it just a marketing gimmick or is there actually something different in their design? --- ## [How does Germany view D-Day in modern times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-germany-view-d-day-in-modern-times/835118)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-germany-view-d-day-in-modern-times/835118 "2019-06-10T16:33:53Z")
Do they lament the great loss? Are they ashamed of their Nazi past? Are they also memorializing the brave Allied servicemen who gave their lives to free western Europe of the Nazi occupation? Do they just kind of pretend… --- ## [Officially honored assassins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-honored-assassins/835115)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-honored-assassins/835115 "2019-06-10T16:10:33Z")
I’m trying to think of assassins - preferably in modern history - who are now officially commemorated by a state for the act of killing a prominent political figure. Examples: The Czechoslovakian partisans who killed … --- ## [Does yogurt contain live bacteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yogurt-contain-live-bacteria/835177)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yogurt-contain-live-bacteria/835177 "2019-06-10T13:40:41Z")
Sometimes I bring yogurt to work as a snack. This is the common single-serving container, sealed at the factory with a sheet of foil on the top (the brand varies). Every now and then I skip eating it, and it sits on my… --- ## [Blue-light glasses = sunglasses without dark tinting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-light-glasses-sunglasses-without-dark-tinting/835258)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-light-glasses-sunglasses-without-dark-tinting/835258 "2019-06-10T12:12:16Z")
With these computer-user blue-light glasses, are they blocking blue light and UV radiation? If so, does that just make them sunglasses (but without the dark tint?) --- ## [What is the endgame of cryptocurrencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-endgame-of-cryptocurrencies/791040)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Poo)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-endgame-of-cryptocurrencies/791040 "2019-06-10T12:08:15Z")
Lower transaction costs and greater security are nice but I don’t understand what makes it so revolutionary. What is the significance of a decentralised currency. --- ## [Pronunciation: Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-qatar/835164)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-qatar/835164 "2019-06-09T22:12:37Z")
Since I first heard of the country, Qatar was pronounced ‘cut-TAR’. Then I started hearing it pronounced ‘cutter’. I’m sure I’ve heard a couple of other pronunciations too. What is the correct pronunciation of Qatar? --- ## [Anti-investing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-investing/835012)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-investing/835012 "2019-06-09T09:39:54Z")
Investing is kinda like betting…when you invest in a company, commodity, etc, you essentially bet that it will succeed by growing and making a profit. Can you bet…and make money…on something failing? You win because ev… --- ## [Elementary school nail hygeine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-nail-hygeine/835120)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-nail-hygeine/835120 "2019-06-09T00:10:34Z")
When I was in the first or second grade we had a hygeine lesson where the teacher passed out a bunch of emery boards and orange sticks and she showed us how to smooth any rough spots and use the stick to push back the cu… --- ## [Inter-state extradition in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-extradition-in-the-us/835127)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-extradition-in-the-us/835127 "2019-06-08T22:22:28Z")
If a person who has been convicted of a non-Federal felony in one state takes refuge in another state, can the ‘harboring’ state be compelled to extradite him? If so, is there an enforcement mechanism? Thanks, --- ## [Tumor burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tumor-burgers/835029)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tumor-burgers/835029 "2019-06-08T21:22:29Z")
With all the hubbub about beyond awesome impossibly plant-based burgers, I was curious about lab-grown meats again. Would it be possible to just take leftover tumors/cancers from patients and grow them in petri dishes in… --- ## [Are solid-state batteries the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-solid-state-batteries-the-future/835183)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-solid-state-batteries-the-future/835183 "2019-06-08T18:22:11Z")
Is it really possible for solid-state batteries to revolutionise the battery market and replace lithium batteries? --- ## [Dog name translation from German](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-name-translation-from-german/835091)
**Author:** [@Captain\_S\_itmagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_S_itmagnet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-name-translation-from-german/835091 "2019-06-08T17:40:04Z")
Good day all For several decades our neighbour in Vancouver, who was born in Germany had a series of dogs. All the same breed. All of them named the same. Our running joke went from Jr. to the III to IV etc. The dogs’ n… --- ## ["Child of the first bed" -- what does that mean (legal term)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-of-the-first-bed-what-does-that-mean-legal-term/835210)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-of-the-first-bed-what-does-that-mean-legal-term/835210 "2019-06-08T17:16:04Z")
I came across this term in an article today. Googling isn’t giving me a lot of help. I assume it means child of the first marriage? But one of the Google results (a law journal from 1901) has this sentence: “As the Acti… --- ## [MSN Weather app--where did it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-weather-app-where-did-it-go/835193)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-weather-app-where-did-it-go/835193 "2019-06-08T15:50:12Z")
The MSN Weather app was installed on my laptop when I got it, and I loved it. A couple of months ago I started getting notifications that it was not going to be available as of June 3, and in fact the app started cutting… --- ## [K-40 causes 4300 decays/s in our bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-40-causes-4300-decays-s-in-our-bodies/835110)
**Author:** [@swaneycpcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swaneycpcc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-40-causes-4300-decays-s-in-our-bodies/835110 "2019-06-08T14:24:23Z")
The bottom of the Wikipedia page on K-40 says, “Potassium-40 is the largest source of natural radioactivity in animals including humans. A 70 kg human body contains about 140 grams of potassium, hence about 0.000117 × 14… --- ## [Pronunciation - Punjab and Punch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-punjab-and-punch/835122)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-punjab-and-punch/835122 "2019-06-08T05:40:27Z")
Mods - I am hoping this has a straightforward answer. If not, please feel free to move. Both the Prefixes (pun) is supposed to mean 5. Punch has traditionally 5 ingredients and The Punjab is the land of 5 rivers. Yet wh… --- ## [Evacuation at Dunkirk Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evacuation-at-dunkirk-question/835105)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evacuation-at-dunkirk-question/835105 "2019-06-08T01:04:43Z")
Why did the Germans, having trapped the British on the beach at Dunkirk, stop their advance? In hindsight they could have easily changed the course of the war, at least w/regard to the British. --- ## [Most distant relative to become a king/queen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distant-relative-to-become-a-king-queen/835017)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distant-relative-to-become-a-king-queen/835017 "2019-06-08T00:15:04Z")
I couldn’t find this with a couple minutes of Googling, so I turn to you. In any monarchy, who’s been the most distant relative to take over upon the death of the monarch? I’m not looking for things like conquests or cou… --- ## [Another traffic question "proceed on green only" sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-traffic-question-proceed-on-green-only-sign/835142)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-traffic-question-proceed-on-green-only-sign/835142 "2019-06-07T23:13:39Z")
Here is the intersection in question: Google Maps (Westchester County NY) Does right turn on red not apply here, we have standard signs ‘No turn on Red’, so I don’t know why we need this different phrasing. Is this t… --- ## [Where does tariff money go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-tariff-money-go/835148)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-tariff-money-go/835148 "2019-06-07T22:24:09Z")
No political responses, please! I get it that the US importer pays the tariff and that it will probably be passed on to the ultimate consumer, but where does the tariff money go? The general fund? Will it at least help … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=457)