# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=572 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 573 --- ## [Help organizing Gmail folders please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-organizing-gmail-folders-please/816539)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-organizing-gmail-folders-please/816539 "2018-06-22T05:48:54Z")
I like to organize my emails into project-related folders and when a project is completed, I like to keep it in existence, but hidden. I have changed my Settings so that I don’t see the old folders in the list at the le… --- ## [Maximum Flying Altitude for Flies, Mosquitos etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-flying-altitude-for-flies-mosquitos-etc/816331)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-flying-altitude-for-flies-mosquitos-etc/816331 "2018-06-21T22:52:15Z")
I assume these and similar insects can only get up to a certain height, and that anyone whose windows are above that height would not need screens to keep them out. Is this correct? And if so, what is that height? --- ## [MS Word Won't Print Select Pages...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-wont-print-select-pages/816374)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-wont-print-select-pages/816374 "2018-06-21T22:17:09Z")
I am using MS Word 2007. I have a 250 page document comprised of sections. The page numbers flow sequentially; however, with various MS Word section breaks inserted, I often had to tell MS Word at which page number to st… --- ## [In Mountain Climbing, What Actually Counts As "Summitting"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mountain-climbing-what-actually-counts-as-summitting/815838)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-mountain-climbing-what-actually-counts-as-summitting/815838 "2018-06-21T20:48:02Z")
To say that you successfully climbed Mount Cecil, does that mean that both of your feet have to have been on the highest point? Does your head just merely have to exceed its highest point? Some other means of counting su… --- ## [Did the Colorado cake maker refuse to sell the gay couple any cake, or just a custom "gay" design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-colorado-cake-maker-refuse-to-sell-the-gay-couple-any-cake-or-just-a-custom-gay-design/803925)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-colorado-cake-maker-refuse-to-sell-the-gay-couple-any-cake-or-just-a-custom-gay-design/803925 "2018-06-21T19:10:21Z")
I have tried to uncover these basic and crucial facts of the case, and have not been able to find them anywhere. Not interested in debating the issue, which is why I posted here. Just want to know the factual answer to… --- ## [If A \[Healthy\] Teenage Boy Or Young Man Took Viagra (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-healthy-teenage-boy-or-young-man-took-viagra-dont-need-answer-fast/805532)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-healthy-teenage-boy-or-young-man-took-viagra-dont-need-answer-fast/805532 "2018-06-21T18:08:47Z")
If a teenage boy or young man (say, under 30), otherwise healthy and certainly without any form of ED, took a Viagra, what would happen? My guess is that his dick would get rock hard and his boner would go away after he … --- ## [Question regarding the use of the word 'corollary'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-use-of-the-word-corollary/816446)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-use-of-the-word-corollary/816446 "2018-06-21T16:36:21Z")
Hi Perhaps I’m misinterpreting the usage of the word ‘corollary’ or there are other definitions I’m unaware of but in the following the use of corollary seems to be used to mean ‘equivalent’. Is this a proper usage? 5… --- ## [Towing \\a car: USA vs. UK methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/towing-a-car-usa-vs-uk-methods/816493)
**Author:** [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/towing-a-car-usa-vs-uk-methods/816493 "2018-06-21T15:30:49Z")
In the USA, towing improperly parked or disabled vehicles is done by a tow truck, using a hydraulic derrick that lifts the non-powered wheels up in the air, and then tows the vehicle away. In the UK, it seems to be done… --- ## [Deploying Ladybugs to Fight Aphids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deploying-ladybugs-to-fight-aphids/816346)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deploying-ladybugs-to-fight-aphids/816346 "2018-06-21T10:56:15Z")
We have a couple of sycamore trees that are apparently infested with aphids. Our cars are covered with honeydew at this time of year. From what I’ve read ants don’t tend this type of aphid so any attempt at controlling … --- ## [Mortar and pestle: how common/when used in professional/research labs? (eg $1600 model)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortar-and-pestle-how-common-when-used-in-professional-research-labs-eg-1600-model/816448)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortar-and-pestle-how-common-when-used-in-professional-research-labs-eg-1600-model/816448 "2018-06-21T10:15:16Z")
Here’s an eBay post for this Yttrium-Stabilized-Zirconia-Zirconium-Oxide $1600 mortar and pestle.. I researched and bought a m&p for my kitchen, and bought a spiffy and big one (8" height, $40), and was amazed, having a… --- ## [Doper Heraldic Experts: What the heck is this thing on Catherine Parr's arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-heraldic-experts-what-the-heck-is-this-thing-on-catherine-parrs-arms/814331)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-heraldic-experts-what-the-heck-is-this-thing-on-catherine-parrs-arms/814331 "2018-06-21T08:14:00Z")
Elendil’s Heir and I have been trying to figure something out. Here’s Catherine Parr’s arms, courtesy of wikipedia. So, three things: what the heck is the sinister supporter supposed to be? is it fire-breathing, … --- ## [Why do my joints feel better after sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-feel-better-after-sleeping/816452 "2018-06-21T02:57:40Z")
Does anyone else get this? I notice working out makes them sore, but the soreness is gone by next morning. Most people have the exact opposite effect. --- ## [Identify this convertible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-convertible/816425)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-convertible/816425 "2018-06-20T20:11:36Z")
I spent an hour trying to figure this out today and looked through every make in the early to mid 90s which is what it appears to be. The person that added the picture is very skilled at identifying makes and models an… --- ## [Looking for dog proofing outside cable advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-dog-proofing-outside-cable-advice/816390)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-dog-proofing-outside-cable-advice/816390 "2018-06-20T18:34:19Z")
So my dog chewed up a wire and copper tubing for the AC Unit outside my house and broke it. I’m going to get it fixed, and it shouldn’t happen again (it is now behind an invisible fence), but in the off chance the dog g… --- ## [Accountant Ethics Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accountant-ethics-question/816255)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accountant-ethics-question/816255 "2018-06-20T16:15:53Z")
First the scenario: Tom Martin is a single guy with a net worth of about 5 million. His CPA is Beth. Beth is familiar with Tom’s holdings and is aware of Tom’s net worth. Beth has a friend named Sue who is also single. … --- ## [Searching for a proper verb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-proper-verb/816371)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-proper-verb/816371 "2018-06-20T15:30:24Z")
Hi Does the brain ‘achieve’/‘accomplish’ the faculty of vision? None of these verbs seem suitable. Which verb would best express how the brain realizes?? the faculty of vision in conjunction with the word ‘faculty’ if… --- ## [Words with most homophones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-most-homophones/590376)
**Author:** [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-most-homophones/590376 "2018-06-20T14:58:28Z")
Or strictly speaking, words with the most heterographs, i.e. groups of words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings. There is this set of four: new knew gnu nu (Greek letter) all of w… --- ## [How high can an aircraft fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-an-aircraft-fly/816273)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-an-aircraft-fly/816273 "2018-06-20T13:30:47Z")
The SR-71’s flight ceiling is around 26km, if you dedicated an aircraft to doing little more than flying high with today’s technology, how high could you get? A few parameters: The aircraft doesn’t have to be manned,… --- ## [Where is all the German stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-all-the-german-stuff/816028)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-all-the-german-stuff/816028 "2018-06-20T10:55:31Z")
So Trump has tangled with Germany over its huge trade surplus with the US. People could be excused from asking, “Huh?”. I don’t remember buying anything besides my BMWs, Mercedes, and Porches made in Germany. Even there,… --- ## [YouTube videos on cell phone are suddenly black screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-on-cell-phone-are-suddenly-black-screen/816428)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-on-cell-phone-are-suddenly-black-screen/816428 "2018-06-20T05:19:54Z")
Hope somebody can help – can’t find a fix or cause anywhere. I have an Android phone. Every night I peruse my favorite YouTube videos before going to sleep. A couple of days ago, I try to check out a YT vid on the phon… --- ## [Can I pair an Apple wireless keyboard with an Android (?) tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-pair-an-apple-wireless-keyboard-with-an-android-tablet/816260)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-pair-an-apple-wireless-keyboard-with-an-android-tablet/816260 "2018-06-20T04:25:37Z")
Mrs. L.A. will soon be issued a tablet to replace her PC laptop. I assume, but do not know, the tablet will have an Android OS. She wants a keyboard to use with it. I have an Apple wireless keyboard that I’m not using… --- ## [Can I upgrade to 1060 dual slot with this mobo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-upgrade-to-1060-dual-slot-with-this-mobo/816384)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-upgrade-to-1060-dual-slot-with-this-mobo/816384 "2018-06-19T19:02:58Z")
I’ve been looking to maybe buy this 1060 6gb card ( http://www.manli.com/en/products/nvidia\_graphics\_cards/gallardo\_series/products/92 ) and the requirements are, in short 1. Bus Type PCI-Express 3.0 2. (if you open t… --- ## [How Do I Acquire an Artist Work on the Secondary Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-acquire-an-artist-work-on-the-secondary-market/816383)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-acquire-an-artist-work-on-the-secondary-market/816383 "2018-06-19T17:17:50Z")
There are a few artists who’s work I’m interested in acquiring, but they’re pieces that were produced years (if not decades) ago. How do I find an art dealer who can help me locate the artwork when it becomes available? --- ## [I had mononucleosis 40 years ago. Can I donate blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-mononucleosis-40-years-ago-can-i-donate-blood/816328)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-mononucleosis-40-years-ago-can-i-donate-blood/816328 "2018-06-19T15:24:05Z")
See query. I don’t remember what type of mono I had–if that’s an issue–except the doctor was amazed my spleen hadn’t ruptured. (Does that even make sense? Could be false memory…) Another possibly false memory: year… --- ## [Italian/Sicilian slang "nivida" for blacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-sicilian-slang-nivida-for-blacks/667761)
**Author:** [@Fullbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fullbird)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-sicilian-slang-nivida-for-blacks/667761 "2018-06-19T14:55:15Z")
My wife is half-Sicilian, as in her father’s parents were both born in the United States to off-the-boat Sicilians. The older generations use a slang for blacks that sounds like nee-vi-dah. Neevida? I can’t fid anything … --- ## [International Harvester V8 gas engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-harvester-v8-gas-engines/816318)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-harvester-v8-gas-engines/816318 "2018-06-19T13:53:59Z")
I’m talking about the 304, 345, and 392. These motors were stout torque monsters rivaling diesels of the era, durable, dependable…and absolutely thirsty gas guzzlers. Was this because it had a big cam profile? The stra… --- ## [Why did the Dakota Territory get split in two, instead of admitted as Dakota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-dakota-territory-get-split-in-two-instead-of-admitted-as-dakota/816348)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-dakota-territory-get-split-in-two-instead-of-admitted-as-dakota/816348 "2018-06-19T11:31:39Z")
How come, then? --- ## [Dryer duct: Conducive to mold or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-duct-conducive-to-mold-or-not/816349)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dryer-duct-conducive-to-mold-or-not/816349 "2018-06-19T05:21:06Z")
So today I found a sizable amount of black moldish looking stuff in my dryer vent (the big tube hole in the wall) after the dryer machine was removed. The duct gets over half an hour of hot moist air blown into it every … --- ## [Color matching paint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-matching-paint/815577)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-matching-paint/815577 "2018-06-19T03:39:35Z")
A few months ago I installed a dog door in our kitchen, and brought the approx. 1’ x 1’ piece of removed sheet rock to Home Depot to get some color matched touch up paint - they did a great job, and I went around and fix… --- ## [Dust Bowl Days Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-bowl-days-question/816222)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-bowl-days-question/816222 "2018-06-19T03:31:07Z")
It’s probably unanswerable, but anyway :)…during the dust bowl days a lot of topsoil blew away. Does top soil lose any of its nutritional value by dint of having been dehydrated and powderized, and if not, did any areas … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=571) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=573)