# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=466 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [What are the boundary dates for the Celtic Revival literary period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-boundary-dates-for-the-celtic-revival-literary-period/833736)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-boundary-dates-for-the-celtic-revival-literary-period/833736 "2019-05-09T22:27:16Z")
Hi What are the boundary dates for the Celtic Revival literary period? I couldn’t find any dates to make its beginning or end. Is it considered a sub-genre? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [How does Dark Matter interact with Black Holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dark-matter-interact-with-black-holes/833687)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dark-matter-interact-with-black-holes/833687 "2019-05-09T22:15:36Z")
We believe that Dark Matter (DM) interacts with ordinary matter gravitationally, as evidenced by galactic rotation curves among other things. But if DM affects matter then shouldn’t the reverse be true, particularly with… --- ## [Rockets from Gaza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockets-from-gaza/833561)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockets-from-gaza/833561 "2019-05-09T17:15:07Z")
Enough rockets fired in salvos are able to overwhelm Israel’s Iron Dome anti missile defense. How and from where to the Palestinians get so many rockets? --- ## [Change of Charter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-charter/833648)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-of-charter/833648 "2019-05-09T15:48:35Z")
The branch of the US Army I support sent an email that its charter is changing. This word “charter” is a word I may never understand. I understand the King of England granting certain people land charters. I can understa… --- ## [Avoiding something because "it's what's expected" - a term for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-something-because-its-whats-expected-a-term-for-it/833405)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-something-because-its-whats-expected-a-term-for-it/833405 "2019-05-09T15:28:20Z")
Suppose an African-American woman is in a situation where she could justifiably show anger, but knows that society has the “angry black woman” stereotype and therefore purposefully suppresses any public expression of ang… --- ## [Do bugs have emotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bugs-have-emotions/833617)
**Author:** [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bugs-have-emotions/833617 "2019-05-09T14:14:32Z")
Fish, reptiles, birds and mammals all have the limbic system in their brains which causes emotions. But what about bugs? Like insects, arachnids and crustaceans. They have much simpler brains. But yet, when you lift up a… --- ## [Why do spark plugs last so long these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spark-plugs-last-so-long-these-days/833675)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spark-plugs-last-so-long-these-days/833675 "2019-05-09T12:56:17Z")
It used to be that a car’s plugs needed to be changed every 20-40k miles. Now, I don’t remember the last time that mine have needed to be changed. Is it better engine quality, better plugs, or some combination of the t… --- ## [are neurotransmitters present in circulating blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-neurotransmitters-present-in-circulating-blood/833631)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-neurotransmitters-present-in-circulating-blood/833631 "2019-05-09T12:47:15Z")
When there are surges and deficits of various neurotransmitters in a person’s body (brain), is there any signal in the circulating blood that those levels have changed? Or, related, how do we know that a person has a su… --- ## [California squirrel? Or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-squirrel-or-what/833700)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-squirrel-or-what/833700 "2019-05-09T07:32:13Z")
In Temecula- saw a small mammal, maybe 50% longer than a chipmunk. Similar coloring to a gray squirrel but not at all bushy. More like slightly furry, almost hairy. Behavior similar to a squirrel - sort of skittish. W… --- ## [windscreen surface scratches: any way to remove?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windscreen-surface-scratches-any-way-to-remove/629497)
**Author:** [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windscreen-surface-scratches-any-way-to-remove/629497 "2012-07-28T07:58:00Z")
As the title suggests; is there any easy way to remove surface scratches from a windshield or should I just spend the $$ and get a new one? --- ## [Medicare Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-question/833692)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-question/833692 "2019-05-09T02:28:02Z")
My father, in his eighties, has recently moved into what’s called a “memory care” facility. This is a residence for people with varying degrees of dementia or Alzheimer’s, ranging from not bad but might leave the stove … --- ## [Microsoft Office 365 questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-office-365-questions/832597)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-office-365-questions/832597 "2019-04-17T15:57:06Z")
I subscribed to this a couple of years ago for our two home computers, but it seems kind of stupid to keep paying $70/year with no noticeable benefit. I looked online to find out what sort of consequences there might be … --- ## [Question about Insulin Prescription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-insulin-prescription/833530)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-insulin-prescription/833530 "2019-05-08T19:38:02Z")
I was just diagnosed as a diabetic. I was prescribed insulin. I took the prescription to a pharmacy and they gave me a vial of insulin but no syringes to inject myself. Is that normal? Do I have to get the syringes separ… --- ## [Insurance Forms - does Printed Name and Date Signed need to be hand written? (Legal Requirements)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-forms-does-printed-name-and-date-signed-need-to-be-hand-written-legal-requirements/833671)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-forms-does-printed-name-and-date-signed-need-to-be-hand-written-legal-requirements/833671 "2019-05-08T19:35:39Z")
What a Fun day filling out 14 pages of forms. Not! I scanned them and using FoxIt to fill in the data. I love the typewriter feature in FoxIt Reader. A Signature is required in Multiple places. Which I supplied in blue… --- ## [What is the lowest percentage popular vote received by a major party losing candidate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-percentage-popular-vote-received-by-a-major-party-losing-candidate/833663)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-percentage-popular-vote-received-by-a-major-party-losing-candidate/833663 "2019-05-08T18:58:15Z")
What is the lowest percentage popular vote received by a major party losing candidate in a U.S. presidential election? Ignore any elections in which a third-party candidate received ore an 5% of the popular vote. This… --- ## [Does rejecting calls from spammers signify they have a "live" number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rejecting-calls-from-spammers-signify-they-have-a-live-number/833641)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rejecting-calls-from-spammers-signify-they-have-a-live-number/833641 "2019-05-08T17:51:02Z")
Nearly all phone calls these days to my cell are various spam or scam calls. I usually just ignore my phone, but sometimes I need it to stop vibrating, or go back to another app, etc. If I touch “reject call” does the ca… --- ## [Motorized golf carts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorized-golf-carts/833600)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorized-golf-carts/833600 "2019-05-08T17:32:20Z")
When I used to golf with my stepdad, we had this golf cart that presumably had an internal combustion engine. It sounded like a motor… But it would not idle. If I pushed the throttle, it would come to life, let off, a… --- ## [Why are people "resigning" when they've clearly been fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-resigning-when-theyve-clearly-been-fired/833382)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-resigning-when-theyve-clearly-been-fired/833382 "2019-05-08T14:13:34Z")
How does this benefit either party, especially if it is a high profile one where everybody knows what’s going on? I know “being fired” doesn’t look good on a resume, but are famous people really worried about their resu… --- ## [Xbox / Laptop question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-laptop-question/357808)
**Author:** [@scott62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott62)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-laptop-question/357808 "2019-05-08T12:46:37Z")
Surely there must be a way for me to play Tiger Woods on my Xbox (not 360) through my laptop? I have a TV available for use but I want to use my laptop because I’m awkward. --- ## [In layman's terms, how does homomorphic encryption work? \[Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-laymans-terms-how-does-homomorphic-encryption-work-edited-title/833591)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-laymans-terms-how-does-homomorphic-encryption-work-edited-title/833591 "2019-05-08T11:56:00Z")
Microsoft announced today that they’ve developed an open source electronic voting system that makes use of something called “homophobic encryption” to allow tallying votes even while they remain encrypted (preserving e-v… --- ## [How long do neurotransmitters take to go through their cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-neurotransmitters-take-to-go-through-their-cycle/833510)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-neurotransmitters-take-to-go-through-their-cycle/833510 "2019-05-08T09:02:38Z")
Let’s say I’m feeling calm and a sudden, short noise startles me and results in norepinephrine being released into the synaptic cleft. Provided I realize it’s safe and don’t freak myself out further, how long will it tak… --- ## [Why did the Imperial German navy not name all their ships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-imperial-german-navy-not-name-all-their-ships/833526)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-imperial-german-navy-not-name-all-their-ships/833526 "2019-05-08T08:21:58Z")
In th wiki article on the scuttling of the German navy at Scapa Flow, there’s a list of the ships. Some of them have names, but others just have letter-number idents. How come? Why did the Germans name some ships but n… --- ## [Could I drive to Russia? (North America to Russia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-drive-to-russia-north-america-to-russia/833220)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-drive-to-russia-north-america-to-russia/833220 "2019-05-08T06:33:24Z")
I’m currently in Wisconsin and in search of a good road trip. Let’s say I bought a 4x4 with the beefiest tires I could find and an infinite fuel supply. Could I drive straight up through Canada, Nunavut, across the tun… --- ## [Cell phone left in freezer for 1/2 year. Will it still work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-left-in-freezer-for-1-2-year-will-it-still-work/833473)
**Author:** [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-left-in-freezer-for-1-2-year-will-it-still-work/833473 "2019-05-07T19:05:34Z")
My wife once accidentally wrapped her cell phone inside a baby shower gift but of course it turned up with the unwrapping. Last Oct, she misplaced her phone inside the house and we never could find it until today when sh… --- ## [How in the HELL do yout put a lein on the wrong person's house!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-yout-put-a-lein-on-the-wrong-persons-house/833293)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-yout-put-a-lein-on-the-wrong-persons-house/833293 "2019-05-07T14:59:32Z")
Long story not as long: The title company told my wife there is a lien on our house for several thousand dollars. After going back and forth, it was put on by a property management company. Apparently, a person with t… --- ## [Question about e-filing US tax returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-e-filing-us-tax-returns/833465)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-e-filing-us-tax-returns/833465 "2019-05-07T14:51:28Z")
I am finally getting a round to doing my US tax return (not due till June 15, so I am not late). As usual, the foreign tax credit will wipe out any taxes owed so this is all wasted motion. But I have one simple questio… --- ## [Flight of the Phoenix - was the improvised rescue plane possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-phoenix-was-the-improvised-rescue-plane-possible/832952)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-phoenix-was-the-improvised-rescue-plane-possible/832952 "2019-05-07T01:10:38Z")
I’ve only seen the 1965 original with Jimmy Stewart. The setup… Passengers on a Cargo plane includes a military officer, doctor and oil field workers traveling to Libya. The cargo includes construction equipment. The pl… --- ## [Can I retain any control over a piece of art I sell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-retain-any-control-over-a-piece-of-art-i-sell/833588)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-retain-any-control-over-a-piece-of-art-i-sell/833588 "2019-05-07T00:41:40Z")
Not sure if this should be IMO or GQ. So, I’m doing 3D erotica as a hobbie. I’m contacted by someone who wants to commission a piece, but checking his page, I notice that he pastes the face of people on porn pictures (c… --- ## [Google Maps (& similar apps) Directions Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-similar-apps-directions-algorithm/833389)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-similar-apps-directions-algorithm/833389 "2019-05-06T23:48:19Z")
The other day I was driving some from work and decided as a lark to see what directions Google Maps would give me. (It actually varied a bit from the various ways I’ve used over the years, but that’s not relevant here.) … --- ## [Ben Watson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-watson/833586)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-watson/833586 "2019-05-06T21:51:42Z")
Over the last 3 months or so I’ve been receiving about 10 spam emails a day from Ben Watson. And while I appreciate his willingness and ability to do everything from giving me hair plugs, gift certificates from Amazon a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=467)