# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=556 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 557 --- ## [Frogs Breeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frogs-breeding/818669)
**Author:** [@lynceus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynceus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frogs-breeding/818669 "2018-07-29T12:56:39Z")
A few months ago, I collected a load of tadpoles from a local pond, and kept them in a bucket on my patio. After they had metamorphosed into frogs, I went to return them to the pond, but it had totally dried up, so I pu… --- ## [Car Bluetooth Options for Toyota Avalon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-bluetooth-options-for-toyota-avalon/818707)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-bluetooth-options-for-toyota-avalon/818707 "2018-07-29T05:11:40Z")
All- I just returned my 2015 Buick Regal as it was a lease and my Dad gifted me his 2007 Toyota Avalon Limited as a replacement. The car is equipped with an (ancient!) navigation system and a JBL Synthesis sound system… --- ## [Shooting range restricts Mosin Nagant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-range-restricts-mosin-nagant/818522)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-range-restricts-mosin-nagant/818522 "2018-07-29T04:19:39Z")
A shooting range near here has the following for one of its rules: This is the only rule that they have for any specific model of weapon. What is it about the Mosin Nagant that would make them have this rule? --- ## [Why is the movie "The Wizard of Oz" stereotypically associated with gay male culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-movie-the-wizard-of-oz-stereotypically-associated-with-gay-male-culture/367666)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-movie-the-wizard-of-oz-stereotypically-associated-with-gay-male-culture/367666 "2018-07-29T02:54:40Z")
(I realize that this might end up in IMHO. We’ll cross that rainbow when we come to it.) “The Wizard of Oz” is the single movie most associated with the gay male culture in this country. Movies (viz. My Fellow Americans)… --- ## [What happens if someone swallows the americium found in smoke detectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-swallows-the-americium-found-in-smoke-detectors/818678)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-swallows-the-americium-found-in-smoke-detectors/818678 "2018-07-28T22:12:28Z")
One of the the apartment fixers came and removed the smoke detector and threw it out to replace it with a new one. Looking at the back it says it contains 0.9 microcuries of the radioactive material americium-241. I’m w… --- ## [Dyson Sphere For the Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyson-sphere-for-the-solar-system/818567)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyson-sphere-for-the-solar-system/818567 "2018-07-28T20:58:16Z")
Does our Solar System contain enough material to make a Dyson Sphere the size of Earths orbit? I suspect we’re not even close, even including the gas giants. What about a ring world? Even there, I think we just don’t … --- ## [What would be Latin for "The story loving ape"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-latin-for-the-story-loving-ape/818682)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-latin-for-the-story-loving-ape/818682 "2018-07-28T19:44:46Z")
Pan Narrans, the story telling ape, is one of my favourite alternative binomials for Homo Sapiens. But I think “story loving” would be even more apt, at least in describing the phenomenon of Homo Netflixius. I don’t spe… --- ## [1) Last time a Brit sovereign ixnayed a child's marriage? 2) Words for Royal actions (eg, "decrees")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-last-time-a-brit-sovereign-ixnayed-a-childs-marriage-2-words-for-royal-actions-eg-decrees/818384)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-last-time-a-brit-sovereign-ixnayed-a-childs-marriage-2-words-for-royal-actions-eg-decrees/818384 "2018-07-28T19:38:08Z")
A twofer OP. First yet another OP in the GQ continuing series on succession–and its recent GQ flood of hits on Harry and Meghan–then a query on Brit Royals and government. I I just read that even with a recently revise… --- ## [Can I move SIM card from old phone into new phone without having to go to the AT&T store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-move-sim-card-from-old-phone-into-new-phone-without-having-to-go-to-the-at-t-store/818704)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-move-sim-card-from-old-phone-into-new-phone-without-having-to-go-to-the-at-t-store/818704 "2018-07-28T16:55:09Z")
I’ve been using an unlocked Blackberry Classic that I bought from amazon for the last 7-8 years with AT&T. I just bought a new unlocked Blackberry Key2 from Best Buy and it should be delivered to my house tonight or tomo… --- ## [Is there any chance the bitcoin I bought from TradeHill still exist somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-the-bitcoin-i-bought-from-tradehill-still-exist-somewhere/791277)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-the-bitcoin-i-bought-from-tradehill-still-exist-somewhere/791277 "2018-07-28T13:24:50Z")
In late 2011 I was curious about bitcoin and how it worked, so I opened an account with TradeHill and bought $100 worth. I have forgotten about it until now and wonder if I still have access to the 33 bitcoins. --- ## [What gain in FPS is there when playing on 1680x1050 opposed to 1080p?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gain-in-fps-is-there-when-playing-on-1680x1050-opposed-to-1080p/818724)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gain-in-fps-is-there-when-playing-on-1680x1050-opposed-to-1080p/818724 "2018-07-28T13:24:38Z")
I have an older 1680x1050 monitor (let’s call it 1050p) and since I have a very weak GPU, up to now I couldn’t play even on that resolution, but instead only on terrifyingly small ones like 1280x1024 and lower, however i… --- ## [Can a foreigner access an American NetFlix streaming account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-foreigner-access-an-american-netflix-streaming-account/818705)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-foreigner-access-an-american-netflix-streaming-account/818705 "2018-07-28T13:19:03Z")
Long story short a few months ago I had a family gathering and a distant relative who I only knew the first name of asked me for my Netflix password so he could watch a movie online while he was there. I gave him my pass… --- ## [In what ways is Seoul fortified against a military invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-seoul-fortified-against-a-military-invasion/818653)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-is-seoul-fortified-against-a-military-invasion/818653 "2018-07-28T12:51:31Z")
I know South Korea has a pretty large military when you factor in the reserve troops, close to 4 million troops. I know they have a pretty modern military including weaponry on the border designed to attack artillery, sh… --- ## [Who needs blood transfusions? Where does all the blood go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-blood-transfusions-where-does-all-the-blood-go/818548)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-blood-transfusions-where-does-all-the-blood-go/818548 "2018-07-28T10:09:43Z")
I know it sounds like a stupid question. People who lose a lot of blood need blood transfusions. It just seems to be a blood supply/demand “mismatch.” I know lots of people that have given a lot of blood (in gallons!),… --- ## [Need answer fast -- Word 2016 on PC: Cannot Delete Section Break](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-word-2016-on-pc-cannot-delete-section-break/818695)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-word-2016-on-pc-cannot-delete-section-break/818695 "2018-07-27T22:56:51Z")
Hello Dopers, Hoping to get some quick help. I’ve web searched, and searched here, but my Google-fu isn’t working. I have a Section Break (Next Page) in a 2-section doc that I cannot delete. I can see it, I place the cu… --- ## [Why were (are) Eunuchs a "thing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-are-eunuchs-a-thing/818613)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-are-eunuchs-a-thing/818613 "2018-07-27T22:23:15Z")
I don’t get it: It seems like a reading of history shows that Eunuchs keeps popping up all the time, but it seems bizarre and unlikely that anyone would think it would be a good idea to chop off their naughties. Temple … --- ## [What kind of research can I do on a divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-research-can-i-do-on-a-divorce/818702)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-research-can-i-do-on-a-divorce/818702 "2018-07-27T21:55:29Z")
If I want to research on one, from the late/ mid 20th century. how far can I go? Are there any options? What agencies do you use? I’m interested in getting the “cause” given. Is this information lost? --- ## [Is the English Language undergoing a massive process of simplification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-english-language-undergoing-a-massive-process-of-simplification/818416)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-english-language-undergoing-a-massive-process-of-simplification/818416 "2018-07-27T19:25:08Z")
When I last asked a question about an English structure here, some of the people advanced the idea that the subjonctive seems to be fading in a process that can be regarded as simplification. Having studying the topic on… --- ## [Unbreakable fan belt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-fan-belt/629457)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-fan-belt/629457 "2018-07-27T18:13:03Z")
Well, maybe not ‘unbreakable’; but I was left stranded yesterday when my fan belt broke. Fortunately, I had a spare in the ‘boot’. Are there any brands/constructions of fan belts that are more resistant to breaking tha… --- ## [UPDATE: Brand new debit card still being declined -- BTC connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-brand-new-debit-card-still-being-declined-btc-connection/818642)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-brand-new-debit-card-still-being-declined-btc-connection/818642 "2018-07-27T17:34:43Z")
I’ll try to make this brief. \[EDIT: but it’s not lol\] I’ll include a few possibly extra details just in case they matter. Two weeks ago, my (non-chip-having) debit card suddenly started being declined at several (4 or … --- ## [Stock Shorting and HMNY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-shorting-and-hmny/818686)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-shorting-and-hmny/818686 "2018-07-27T16:41:08Z")
I have been watching the disaster of Movie Pass’s HMNY parent and people keep blaming others shorting the stock. But I see here that NASDAQ has restricted the stock. I’m not familiar much with shorting stocks, so can it … --- ## [How long can you go without brushing your teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-go-without-brushing-your-teeth/818499)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-go-without-brushing-your-teeth/818499 "2018-07-27T13:51:29Z")
And suffering serious dental caries? I heard that a lot of cavities are actually determined more by genetics of “bad bacteria” along with how much calcium and flouride you’re given as a young child. I know that humanity… --- ## [Attaching stuff to brick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-stuff-to-brick/818652)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attaching-stuff-to-brick/818652 "2018-07-27T13:36:13Z")
I’d like to put up a “No Soliciting” sign over my doorbell - the front face of my house is made from bricks like this one. How can/should I do it? Since it’s such a small/lightweight item, is there a way to do it witho… --- ## [How does fruit juice boost immune system (when sick)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-fruit-juice-boost-immune-system-when-sick/818605)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-fruit-juice-boost-immune-system-when-sick/818605 "2018-07-27T13:26:14Z")
My parents used to give me glasses of fruit juice when sick so that my immune system gets boosted. That was a common practice within the family and I guess many people do it. But does immune system gets boosted by fruit… --- ## [How does sunburn work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-sunburn-work/818601)
**Author:** [@porkbroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porkbroth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-sunburn-work/818601 "2018-07-27T12:14:16Z")
I’ve never quite worked this out. Let’s say, to use convenient figures, that it takes fifteen minutes for me to burn in the sun. If I go outside for ten minutes, inside for ten minutes and then back outside again have I … --- ## [Why do "Tourist Scams" seem to be everywhere but the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tourist-scams-seem-to-be-everywhere-but-the-united-states/818288)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tourist-scams-seem-to-be-everywhere-but-the-united-states/818288 "2018-07-27T11:04:31Z")
I’ve seen similar lists but this list seems to represent what’s on most of them As you can see, besides one or two examples almost all the tourist scams are international, and when I’m on vacation in the United States… --- ## [What was the goal of this psych test I once took?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-goal-of-this-psych-test-i-once-took/818498)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-goal-of-this-psych-test-i-once-took/818498 "2018-07-27T10:02:06Z")
20+ years ago I was up for a special assignment at the law enforcement agency I worked for at the time. Because of the nature of the assignment candidates had to go for psychological evaluations. It was a 3 day process. … --- ## [Bumper sticker John 3:16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-john-3-16/818370)
**Author:** [@Captain\_S\_itmagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_S_itmagnet)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumper-sticker-john-3-16/818370 "2018-07-27T09:24:30Z")
I like puzzles. Can finish the NY Times Sunday crossword in a few minutes, can figure out word games and rebus puzzles simply enough. Saw a bumper sticker yesterday that has me stumped. On a gray background, left to ri… --- ## [Soiled diaper sensors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647)
**Author:** [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647 "2018-07-27T07:39:03Z")
Is there a soiled diaper sensor currently available on the consumer market? I have seen announcements like Monit, or urine detecting products like DiaperSense, but these never made it to market or only detect urine. In … --- ## [Will this kill my daughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-kill-my-daughter/818636)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-kill-my-daughter/818636 "2018-07-27T06:13:55Z")
My daughter is a police officer who works the midnight to 8 shift in Flatbush, Brooklyn and this job is going to kill her. . . with her eating habits. I purchased a slow cooker for her in which, she informed me, she reg… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=555) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=557)