# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=465 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 466 --- ## [I v. Myself Grammar Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-v-myself-grammar-question/833566)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-v-myself-grammar-question/833566 "2019-05-12T07:52:19Z")
Prince Harry is a father to a healthy boy. His statement to the press was ; \*\* “I’m very excited to announce that Meghan and myself had a baby boy this morning, a very healthy baby boy.”\*\* I can see the grammar point.… --- ## [New tiles on shower wall: How even should they be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tiles-on-shower-wall-how-even-should-they-be/833800)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tiles-on-shower-wall-how-even-should-they-be/833800 "2019-05-12T04:23:41Z")
I’m just looking at a work in progress. It hasn’t been grouted. But the tiles look uneven, (towards the top) one row pushing out 1/16 inch from the neighbor or so. Is that a normal look for a work in progress? Is it tot… --- ## [Computer display issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-display-issues/833787)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-display-issues/833787 "2019-05-11T20:53:05Z")
I’ve got a desktop, and I use a Samsung TV and now it’s suddenly refusing to display properly at 1366x768 at 60hz so I’ve had to adjust it to 1920x1080i at 30hz. When I try to adjust it back to its original settings, th… --- ## [National Guard units overseas deployment - how is it decided which go over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-guard-units-overseas-deployment-how-is-it-decided-which-go-over/833805)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-guard-units-overseas-deployment-how-is-it-decided-which-go-over/833805 "2019-05-11T18:04:45Z")
How is it determined which National Guard units get deployed overseas during military conflict? In particular, how is it decided which state’s National Guard goes over? Thanks, --- ## [Is there really a difference in marijuana varieties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-difference-in-marijuana-varieties/833374)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-difference-in-marijuana-varieties/833374 "2019-05-11T17:24:56Z")
Inspired by this thread, Is it true that marijuana is stronger today than in the past? I’m curious about the different blends that are available in marijuana. Help me separate fact from fiction. What do the different… --- ## [MeTV on Comcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metv-on-comcast/833749)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metv-on-comcast/833749 "2019-05-11T15:06:24Z")
There is a really bad signal from MeTV on Comcast. It looks just like small dish satellite during a storm when I had Dish Network. I wonder if a big outfit like Comcast is using a small dish for the MeTV signal in North … --- ## [“Semi” Trucks in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-trucks-in-france/833763)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-trucks-in-france/833763 "2019-05-11T14:32:04Z")
We’re in Normandy on a D-Day tour. On the road coming down here from Paris I noticed something different about the trucks. The tractors are all single axle and the trailers have three axles. Most “over the road” tractors… --- ## [Strict liability - legal contradiction, or how this works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-liability-legal-contradiction-or-how-this-works/833776)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strict-liability-legal-contradiction-or-how-this-works/833776 "2019-05-11T12:33:58Z")
Reading about cybercrime, I see that “strict liability” means that the FBI has successfully run stings, for instance, in which an adult poses as a minor online in order to catch predators (if the predator is talking to s… --- ## [Is there any factual basis to pork being "dirty" compared to other meats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-factual-basis-to-pork-being-dirty-compared-to-other-meats/811208)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-factual-basis-to-pork-being-dirty-compared-to-other-meats/811208 "2019-05-11T06:25:45Z")
Certainly, some religions forbid eating pork, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’ve met many non-religious folks in my life who won’t eat pork for reasons that all essentially suggest that pork is somehow dirtier … --- ## [How 'bathed in cosmic rays' are we, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bathed-in-cosmic-rays-are-we-really/833767)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bathed-in-cosmic-rays-are-we-really/833767 "2019-05-11T00:13:46Z")
I was lying in bed with my eyes closed, trying to sleep and looking at the back of my eyelids, when a single pixel flashed. This happens now and then and I jokingly assume this is caused by a neuron being struck by a co… --- ## [Average fuel economy, by state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-fuel-economy-by-state/669410)
**Author:** [@planemechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planemechanic)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-fuel-economy-by-state/669410 "2019-05-10T22:51:07Z")
Based on EPA numbers and vehicle registrations? I have long wondered if the “green” states (define them however you wish) had higher average fuel economy than non-green states. Does anyone know where to find this type o… --- ## [Is seafood extender ever made from tripe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seafood-extender-ever-made-from-tripe/315144)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seafood-extender-ever-made-from-tripe/315144 "2019-05-10T22:16:17Z")
I know that seafood sticks are generally made from “surimi” - a processed stuff including white fish as its main ingredient. But I have read that seafood extender is also made from tripe. Can anyone confirm or deny thi… --- ## [What is this accent? (US English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-accent-us-english/833798)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-accent-us-english/833798 "2019-05-10T21:39:40Z")
In the course of trying to troubleshoot my Playstation 3 console, I found this video of a guy explaining a possible solution to the problem. But mostly I was interested by his accent. At first it seems unremarkable but u… --- ## [Run down of the first civilizations to have public education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-down-of-the-first-civilizations-to-have-public-education/833704)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-down-of-the-first-civilizations-to-have-public-education/833704 "2019-05-10T17:44:44Z")
So I find a lot of a civilizations had a form of public education but it was mostly reserved for the rich and privileged. So when was public education first popularized? I guess very tribal civilizations taught more of t… --- ## [WHat prevents someone from making unauthorized ACH transfers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-someone-from-making-unauthorized-ach-transfers/833725)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-someone-from-making-unauthorized-ach-transfers/833725 "2019-05-10T17:32:03Z")
Anyone who ever received a check from me has access to my bank account number and my bank’s routing number. What prevents them from transferring money from my account without my knowledge? For example, there are many ins… --- ## [The odds of a smoker dying from smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odds-of-a-smoker-dying-from-smoking/809114)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odds-of-a-smoker-dying-from-smoking/809114 "2019-05-10T16:39:05Z")
One often hear it claimed–correctly–that a smoker is much more likely than a non-smoker to die early of cancer (or emphysema, etc.) than is a non-smoker. But one never hears the odds of a smoker’s dying early as a resu… --- ## [Mania and sleep deprivation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mania-and-sleep-deprivation/833737)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mania-and-sleep-deprivation/833737 "2019-05-10T16:22:30Z")
Wiki says people with mania have a decreased need for sleep Mania - Wikipedia , sometimes feeling rested after as little as 3 hours of sleep. This https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pnp.283 says the median d… --- ## [Anna's Hummingbird nest re-use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annas-hummingbird-nest-re-use/833503)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annas-hummingbird-nest-re-use/833503 "2019-05-10T13:11:55Z")
Many years ago, a Hummingbird built a nest in the light in my entryway. When the babies left the nest, I decided to not remove it, and sure enough, it was re-used the next year. That year, somebody (probably my idiot law… --- ## [What are these 2 coins worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-2-coins-worth/833748)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-2-coins-worth/833748 "2019-05-10T09:42:20Z")
Story sounds fishy, but would someone plant them there to create a “mystery” if they were really valuable coins? I would think they would be rather valuable. --- ## [Speculate as to why my laptop's dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-as-to-why-my-laptops-dead/833245)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-as-to-why-my-laptops-dead/833245 "2019-05-10T06:49:49Z")
This might not be a GQ if only because no one can really diagnose my laptop’s issue, but I know computer problems have been posted here before, so I’ll give it a whirl. I use my laptop (a year-and-a-half-old ASUS Zen Fl… --- ## [Peculiar charging problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-charging-problem/786924)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-charging-problem/786924 "2017-05-18T15:34:35Z")
Iphone 6. At home will only charge when off. I have tried several different plugs and cords. However, in the car it will charge when on. What could cause this most peculiar behavior? --- ## [Were there real badass medieval warriors who were middle aged to old? (GoT related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-real-badass-medieval-warriors-who-were-middle-aged-to-old-got-related/833460)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-real-badass-medieval-warriors-who-were-middle-aged-to-old-got-related/833460 "2019-05-10T05:54:12Z")
First of all, let me preface this by saying that I realize Game of Thrones is not real life and complete fantasy. However, it has parallels to medieval England and features a number of men pushing 50 and beyond (sometim… --- ## [Ice cream + tea = kidney stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-tea-kidney-stones/52340)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-tea-kidney-stones/52340 "2019-05-10T05:01:49Z")
Is it true that if you eat ice cream while drinking tea, you can get kidney stones? --- ## [Question about using Google.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-using-google/833751)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-using-google/833751 "2019-05-10T02:53:38Z")
I want google to find me a pair of pants with specific waist and inseam measurements and return exactly zero results that do not fulfill that request. How do I choose search terms to make that happen? I’m not that picky… --- ## [What is Delta V?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-delta-v/833726)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-delta-v/833726 "2019-05-10T02:34:56Z")
I thought it was some kind of rocket fuel but I’m pretty sure that’s wrong. Can someone explain it to me in a way I’ll understand? (imagine you’re trying to explain it to a 3-year-old, because that’s about my level of un… --- ## [Device disables key fobs and garage door openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/device-disables-key-fobs-and-garage-door-openers/833477)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/device-disables-key-fobs-and-garage-door-openers/833477 "2019-05-10T02:30:10Z")
According to my local news a guy built a device which disabled garage door remotes and key less automobile entry fobs in an unspecified area. He said there was no malicious intent. So what did he build? Dennis --- ## [Name of Power Plant Upstream of Niagara Falls (Canada Side)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-power-plant-upstream-of-niagara-falls-canada-side/833691)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-power-plant-upstream-of-niagara-falls-canada-side/833691 "2019-05-10T01:22:08Z")
Can our Canadian Dopers help me out, maybe? I thought the power plant just upstream of Niagara Falls on the Canada side was Sir Adam Beck. But, from online pictures (such as Wikipedia), this appears to be the power plant… --- ## [Does The Foster Care System Respect The Religious, Cultural, Dietary Practices Of Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-foster-care-system-respect-the-religious-cultural-dietary-practices-of-parents/833720)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-foster-care-system-respect-the-religious-cultural-dietary-practices-of-parents/833720 "2019-05-09T23:48:15Z")
Let’s say a Jewish family has one of their kids taken into foster care because \[reason\]. Would the system tell the parents who foster her to provide her with a kosher diet? Or if a Catholic family loses custody, would th… --- ## [Dallas News \[Amber Guyger’s Toxicology Report\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-news-amber-guyger-s-toxicology-report/833621)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dallas-news-amber-guyger-s-toxicology-report/833621 "2019-05-09T22:50:24Z")
What ever happened to Amber Guyger’s Toxicology Report? It has been 8 months since the shooting. --- ## [Buying an unlocked Iphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-unlocked-iphone/833676)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-an-unlocked-iphone/833676 "2019-05-09T22:46:22Z")
If I bought an unlocked iPhone off Craigslist, would I be able to take it to any carrier and get service, and could I use my current number? All cell phone stuff confuses the hell out of me. Thanks for any insight! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=466)