# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=481 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 482 --- ## [Any fudge factor with adoption birth certificates (1960 and earlier)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fudge-factor-with-adoption-birth-certificates-1960-and-earlier/831129)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fudge-factor-with-adoption-birth-certificates-1960-and-earlier/831129 "2019-03-15T23:58:24Z")
My wife was adopted, and thru a DNA match has found the identity of her biological \*father. Her birth certificate shows her place of birth as the city where she was adopted, and her adoptive parents as her parents. Her… --- ## [California probation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-probation-question/831176)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-probation-question/831176 "2019-03-15T23:07:00Z")
I am kind of fact-checking things here, and these are things I can’t find out on the internet. The question: If you are on probation for a misdemeanor in California, can the probation office insist that you remain in Ca… --- ## [How did Lindsey Graham singlehandedly block the vote on the Mueller Report publication resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lindsey-graham-singlehandedly-block-the-vote-on-the-mueller-report-publication-resolution/831148)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lindsey-graham-singlehandedly-block-the-vote-on-the-mueller-report-publication-resolution/831148 "2019-03-15T22:04:37Z")
By what process did Lindsey Graham block the vote on the resolution to ensure the Mueller Report is made public? Also, could McConnell have blocked it from even going to the floor? --- ## [Computed Axial Lithography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computed-axial-lithography/831142)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computed-axial-lithography/831142 "2019-03-15T18:56:49Z")
This is a new 3D printing method that uses something like Computer Tomography to produce 3D objects in a transparent container of resin. The container rotates and a single light source (a DLP projector) solidifies the re… --- ## [home schooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-schooling/830336)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-schooling/830336 "2019-03-15T14:45:44Z")
how far can home schooling go in terms of admission to high school, college? Is there outside authority that verifies actual learning abilities/accomplishments? --- ## [Carbon capture using liquid metals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-capture-using-liquid-metals/831085)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-capture-using-liquid-metals/831085 "2019-03-15T14:44:44Z")
This paperpublished in Nature seems to demonstrate how carbon can be extracted from the air using Cerium and other liquid metals. It looks very interesting, but could a more knowledgeable Doper please translate it into s… --- ## [Pronunciation of "biopic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-biopic/830969)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-biopic/830969 "2019-03-15T09:20:29Z")
Okay, so I have always assumed that if I’m reading about a biopic of a public figure, that it’s pronounced “bio-pic” (where bio is pronounced as in “biological” or “biographical”) as a sort of contraction of “biographica… --- ## [Roasted Garlic re: Botulism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-garlic-re-botulism/830956)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-garlic-re-botulism/830956 "2019-03-14T23:40:26Z")
I roast garlic by buying prepackaged prepeeled cloves then slow poaching them in olive oil. The oil goes halfway up the cloves and it takes close to 2 hours to roast the garlic to a light golden brown. I then dump them… --- ## [Can bathtub resist vinegar acid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bathtub-resist-vinegar-acid/831153)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bathtub-resist-vinegar-acid/831153 "2019-03-14T22:43:09Z")
Thinking about cleaning bathtub (a plastic type of tub, not enamel) with white vinegar and wonder if it can resist the acidity? --- ## [Ice Ages and the Mpemba Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-ages-and-the-mpemba-effect/831103)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-ages-and-the-mpemba-effect/831103 "2019-03-14T22:37:56Z")
The Movie “The Day After Tomorrow” deals with an overnight Ice Age due to Global Warming. Heat-\>Evaporation-\>Precipitation=Rain and Snow The Mpemba Effect is the counter-intuitive ability of hot water to freeze faster … --- ## [Cars \[camera showing overhead view\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-camera-showing-overhead-view/831061)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-camera-showing-overhead-view/831061 "2019-03-14T19:28:43Z")
They have cameras that show a picture from above the car. How does that work? --- ## [Finding someone in Canada, any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-someone-in-canada-any-ideas/830355)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-someone-in-canada-any-ideas/830355 "2019-03-14T12:40:05Z")
Backstory: In order to get the last vacation time that Bob had accrued before his death, I need to file a legal document showing who his heirs are. It needs to include any siblings of his that are still alive. I knew … --- ## [How To Find a Dump By Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-dump-by-me/830807)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-dump-by-me/830807 "2019-03-14T06:32:57Z")
I have a mix of scrap parts from a defunct swing set that I cannot break down any further. I have concrete with a slice of a metal pole in the center and some plastic mixed with (ie: plastic clad) metal parts. My communi… --- ## [Last week's news \[Pelosi encounter with parking valet\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-weeks-news-pelosi-encounter-with-parking-valet/831086)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-weeks-news-pelosi-encounter-with-parking-valet/831086 "2019-03-14T02:49:15Z")
Last week I read a news article about Nancy Pelosi having an altercation with an airport parking valet, and now I cannot locate any mention of it. Can anyone tell me where to find it? --- ## [Cost of living in other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-in-other-countries/830780)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-in-other-countries/830780 "2019-03-14T01:35:41Z")
I was curious and googled cost of living in various countries across the globe. One of the main indicators that popped up was “McMeal” which, maybe wrongly, assumed was a meal at McDonald’s or another fast food place. I… --- ## [Homo floresiensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-floresiensis/831101)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-floresiensis/831101 "2019-03-14T00:46:11Z")
I’m fascinated by the “hobbit” humans. I read as much as I can find. But one thing no one seemed to address is how they got to the island. Have I just overlooked it? Are there any working theories? --- ## [Blood transfusion question (Is a call for donation a scam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-transfusion-question-is-a-call-for-donation-a-scam/830989)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-transfusion-question-is-a-call-for-donation-a-scam/830989 "2019-03-14T00:41:45Z")
This particular tweet has been making the rounds here. I am no medical professional. But a couple of things seem off. i) A+ is one of the most common blood types right? ii) 70(!) bottles. I thought the average woman h… --- ## [Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) with trouble swallowing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eosinophilic-esophagitis-eoe-with-trouble-swallowing/821687)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eosinophilic-esophagitis-eoe-with-trouble-swallowing/821687 "2019-03-13T22:51:39Z")
TLDR; then skip to the last paragraph. My cousin has allergies. I also have allergies, so he was sharing his situation with me, and I’m trying to get a better understanding from people who have experience with Eosinophi… --- ## [Hospital Income- From Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-income-from-where/830922)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-income-from-where/830922 "2019-03-13T22:09:58Z")
I recognize the demographics of each hospital varies greatly. That said, anyone have any data on what percentage of income comes from private insurance? Medicare? Other government sources? --- ## [Cannot lip sync my television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-lip-sync-my-television/831034)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-lip-sync-my-television/831034 "2019-03-13T21:57:36Z")
Title basically says it. My Visio has menus that guide me to Settings \> Audio \> Lip Sync. The choices are 0-5. Until about a month ago, if we found the sync to be slightly off, we could always get it looking quite good … --- ## [Weird pricing on mass produced bakery goods....what’s the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pricing-on-mass-produced-bakery-goods-what-s-the-point/831036)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pricing-on-mass-produced-bakery-goods-what-s-the-point/831036 "2019-03-13T20:47:33Z")
My stores carry a whole mess of bakery goods from Little Debbie, Hostess, Entemanns, etc. On every box (with a possible exception or two) there is a price that says $6.67/lb (or equally strange number) and the MSRP righ… --- ## [Question about WholeFoods meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wholefoods-meat/831090)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wholefoods-meat/831090 "2019-03-13T20:25:35Z")
So I was wandering past the meat area/counter a couple of weeks ago looking at all the beautiful meats available and my eye caught some grass fed chopped/minced meat made from lamb with a beautiful reddish color. I bough… --- ## [What was the worst defeat suffered by a president running for reelection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-defeat-suffered-by-a-president-running-for-reelection/830863)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-defeat-suffered-by-a-president-running-for-reelection/830863 "2019-03-13T19:08:41Z")
What was the worst defeat suffered by a president running for reelection? --- ## [Objective info on Monsanto and evils of Roundup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-info-on-monsanto-and-evils-of-roundup/735085)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objective-info-on-monsanto-and-evils-of-roundup/735085 "2019-03-13T17:32:57Z")
I was at a party last night listening to another guest go on and on about her participation in some march against Monsanto in D.C. My intuition was that she sounded vaguely brainwashed. As soon as the right topic trigge… --- ## [Why haven't all humans evolved to be muscly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-all-humans-evolved-to-be-muscly/831062)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-all-humans-evolved-to-be-muscly/831062 "2019-03-13T17:29:12Z")
My rudimentary understanding of human history and anthropology tells me the folllowing: For most of human existence - like that of most animals, I suppose - life has been hard. Staying alive has involved physical strug… --- ## [When did we start using "holocaust"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-using-holocaust/830859)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-using-holocaust/830859 "2019-03-13T16:55:45Z")
…as the word to describe the Germans’ systematic annihilation of the Jews? (And others.) I am asking because I don’t remember this term being widely used to describe this event until maybe the late '70s. I remember hear… --- ## [Jews, Christians and Animal Sacrifice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-christians-and-animal-sacrifice/830957)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-christians-and-animal-sacrifice/830957 "2019-03-13T14:52:42Z")
Why don’t Jews and Christians practice animal sacrifice? It is mentioned in the Bible. Well the Old Testament at least. And I think Muslims practice it. Plus Jews and Christians do eat meat by and large, which is worth… --- ## [Why does the sun rise and set north of E and W?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sun-rise-and-set-north-of-e-and-w/830857)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sun-rise-and-set-north-of-e-and-w/830857 "2019-03-13T00:04:57Z")
In Montreal, the day length on the equinox is about 12:05 and I understand the reasons for that. (A combination of refraction and definition of sunrise and sunset). But according to the World Clock, the sun rises at 89… --- ## [From a product-engineering perspective ... why do third-party charging cables wear out so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-product-engineering-perspective-why-do-third-party-charging-cables-wear-out-so-fast/830967)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-product-engineering-perspective-why-do-third-party-charging-cables-wear-out-so-fast/830967 "2019-03-12T22:54:09Z")
You can buy smartphone chargers, charging cables, and such at any drugstore or grocery store these days. WalMart, Target, and their ilk stock many different types. Lots of after-market and discount stores sell them, too … --- ## [cutting with EDM (electrical discharge machining)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-with-edm-electrical-discharge-machining/831022)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-with-edm-electrical-discharge-machining/831022 "2019-03-12T22:44:22Z")
Saw a video the other day about drilling with EDM (electrical discharge machining) and it’s just amazing (the process, not the video). Then I found some videos about cutting with EDM. How does cutting with EDM work? AI… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=480) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=482)