# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=688 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 689 --- ## [Newsies strike of 1899](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsies-strike-of-1899/793850)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsies-strike-of-1899/793850 "2017-08-17T14:27:10Z")
Hi SD, I am a fan of the Newsies musical, and did some research on the Newsboys Strike of 1899. Apparently, Joseph Pulitzer and others raised the price for the newsies from 50 cents per hundred papers to 60 cents per h… --- ## [Is a tilt-wall building safe in a storm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-tilt-wall-building-safe-in-a-storm/793721)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-tilt-wall-building-safe-in-a-storm/793721 "2017-08-17T12:55:23Z")
I recently joined a new school district and my band hall is a giant box. It is constructed of large concrete slabs (about 25 wide and 30ish feet high and 12 inches thick) that were constructed off-site and brought to th… --- ## [Petition Software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-software/793849)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petition-software/793849 "2017-08-17T11:06:52Z")
I was wondering if software exists to create one’s own petition on one’s own website instead of having to link to the already established popular ones. Yes? No? maybe? --- ## [Search Samba file server from Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-samba-file-server-from-windows/793771)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-samba-file-server-from-windows/793771 "2017-08-17T10:44:03Z")
I’m using a CentOS 7 box as a file server running Samba. I have some PCs running Windows 7 that access the Samba share on the CentOS box. This is all working fine, except I’d like to offer the ability to have the Windows… --- ## [When Was The August 21, 2017 Eclipse First \[Accurately\] Predicted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-august-21-2017-eclipse-first-accurately-predicted/793456)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-august-21-2017-eclipse-first-accurately-predicted/793456 "2017-08-17T07:44:03Z")
At what point in scientific history were mathematical models of the Solar System accurate enough that someone could reliably say “I’ll be damned, there’s going to be an eclipse across North America on August 21, 2017”? 1… --- ## [Obtaining music licensing rights for use in a film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-music-licensing-rights-for-use-in-a-film/793846)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-music-licensing-rights-for-use-in-a-film/793846 "2017-08-17T03:22:15Z")
This may move to Cafe Society but figured I’d start here since I am looking for a factual answer. I have created a short film that uses the commercially released version of a song–definitely not in the public domain, an… --- ## [A/C condensate floor drain backing up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-condensate-floor-drain-backing-up/793583)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-condensate-floor-drain-backing-up/793583 "2017-08-17T03:06:46Z")
My A/C unit is in the basement and the condensate drains into a floor drain. The drain is very unadorned, it is just a hole in the concrete. I suspect this drains into the sump; I don’t know where else it could go. Doe… --- ## [fringe on US flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-on-us-flag/793817)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-on-us-flag/793817 "2017-08-17T03:04:13Z")
I gather there is some sort of…thing that is associated with fringe libertarians that concerns their views on the, well, gold fringe found on US flags. I don’t particularly want to have to google and sift through nine la… --- ## [High ranking military officers from the south who stuck with the Union during the Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-ranking-military-officers-from-the-south-who-stuck-with-the-union-during-the-civil-war/793751)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-ranking-military-officers-from-the-south-who-stuck-with-the-union-during-the-civil-war/793751 "2017-08-17T02:29:34Z")
One of the points Robert E. Lee defenders try to make when people say he’s a traitor, is that back in the day folks were more loyal to their state, rather than to the nation as a whole, which was apparently seen as a loo… --- ## [If you have a gmail address can you set it up to forward e-mails to another account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-gmail-address-can-you-set-it-up-to-forward-e-mails-to-another-account/793837)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-gmail-address-can-you-set-it-up-to-forward-e-mails-to-another-account/793837 "2017-08-17T01:35:45Z")
Does gmail have an auto-forward function? --- ## [Delusions Of Grandeur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628 "2017-08-17T00:04:33Z")
I was watching the movie ‘Adaptation’ (I haven’t finished, don’t spoil it :cool:) and I noticed that when John Laroche starts explaining his ideas to Meryl Streep’s character she writes “Delusions Of Grandeur” in her not… --- ## [Request for computer advice. Odd problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-computer-advice-odd-problem/793591)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-computer-advice-odd-problem/793591 "2017-08-16T23:57:12Z")
OK. I was moving a computer, & backed up my image files to a thumb drive. Stupidly, I deleted by image. I don’t know why I chose to do that–idiot move on my part. Yes. When I checked the thumb drive later, I only fou… --- ## [About the car in the Charlottesville attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-car-in-the-charlottesville-attack/793609)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-car-in-the-charlottesville-attack/793609 "2017-08-16T23:54:24Z")
And cars in general. The car looks to be a Dodge Charger. A few years old. To look at pictures, and seeing the videos, the crash was violent. He may have rear ended the other car at about 30mph. My question is - wha… --- ## [Why does fusion create so much energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-fusion-create-so-much-energy/793398)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-fusion-create-so-much-energy/793398 "2017-08-16T22:47:43Z")
I have a basic understanding of fusion, basically a few atoms of Hydrogen (for example) fuse together to create Helium. Sounds painless enough, but why does the act of fusing atoms create such enormous amounts of energy… --- ## [Why can't I block eBay in Outlook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-block-ebay-in-outlook/793466)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-block-ebay-in-outlook/793466 "2017-08-16T21:06:47Z")
Every time I block email from eBay, it never sticks. The reply address is always the same, but I block it and block it and block it, and I still get several stupid messages a day from them. How can I block them for good … --- ## [Simple plumbing question -- need help fairly soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-plumbing-question-need-help-fairly-soon/793750)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-plumbing-question-need-help-fairly-soon/793750 "2017-08-16T19:16:53Z")
I am trying to repair my bathtub faucet handles. The problem is that one handle, the cold one, will not stay attached no matter what. On closer examination, it turns out that the valve or whatever, onto which the handle … --- ## [1Didn't the Korean War never come to end, and could that figure in Congress? 2) US treaties with SK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1didnt-the-korean-war-never-come-to-end-and-could-that-figure-in-congress-2-us-treaties-with-sk/793229)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1didnt-the-korean-war-never-come-to-end-and-could-that-figure-in-congress-2-us-treaties-with-sk/793229 "2017-08-16T18:56:40Z")
Two part query, but basically centering on coming to the aid of an ally, at extreme risk– the first part, more legalistic than legal: isn’t the Korean War under Truman still only in ceasefire, and could that figure in… --- ## [Are dairy products cost sustaintable at current levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dairy-products-cost-sustaintable-at-current-levels/793470)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dairy-products-cost-sustaintable-at-current-levels/793470 "2017-08-16T18:32:46Z")
Milk is roughly $1 a gallon where I live and has been for at least a year or so. I remember 20 years ago it was $3 a gallon. My understanding is that there was a shortage of dairy several years ago, which caused a lot o… --- ## [Name of pilot who bombed the USS Arizona?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-pilot-who-bombed-the-uss-arizona/793808)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-pilot-who-bombed-the-uss-arizona/793808 "2017-08-16T18:03:56Z")
Is this something that is lost to history? Was there a short list of possible names (aside from the 180 or so who flew in the first wave)? --- ## [What resources are available to transient homeless people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-resources-are-available-to-transient-homeless-people/793806)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-resources-are-available-to-transient-homeless-people/793806 "2017-08-16T17:25:46Z")
Communities often have many services available for homeless people who are permanently in that area. But what services are available for people in poverty who are transient and move from city to city and state to state?… --- ## [Did the JJ Evans hat have any specific name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jj-evans-hat-have-any-specific-name/211482)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jj-evans-hat-have-any-specific-name/211482 "2017-08-16T16:42:41Z")
JJ wore this denim cap/hat on “Good Times.” Was there any specific name for it other than “denim hat?” --- ## [Long drawn out almost tribal greeting chant in Parisian subway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-drawn-out-almost-tribal-greeting-chant-in-parisian-subway/793669)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-drawn-out-almost-tribal-greeting-chant-in-parisian-subway/793669 "2017-08-16T16:30:29Z")
I was in a Parisian metro when the following happened. I was standing by the door of the train when an African gentleman got in at a stop and stood next to me. He looked around and another African man greeted him. What t… --- ## [Why does 0x0 not equal 0/0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-0x0-not-equal-0-0/792279)
**Author:** [@Eyes\_of\_Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyes_of_Seven)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-0x0-not-equal-0-0/792279 "2017-08-16T16:01:16Z")
I have gotten mostly D’s and F’s in math, but I can’t see how I can be wrong about the following. Zero times zero equals any non zero number. Zero divided by zero equals any non zero number. Any non zero number divide… --- ## [Laying square tile in a parallelogram room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-square-tile-in-a-parallelogram-room/793672)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-square-tile-in-a-parallelogram-room/793672 "2017-08-16T14:50:20Z")
It’s 12" x 12" vinyl tile, but I suspect the problem is the same with sheet vinyl, planks, carpet squares, etc. I’m trying to lay tiles in a basement room. That’s important, because the two outer walls are concrete and … --- ## [Netgear power supply blowed up...Now what??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netgear-power-supply-blowed-up-now-what/793365)
**Author:** [@Beandip478](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beandip478)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netgear-power-supply-blowed-up-now-what/793365 "2017-08-16T14:22:53Z")
So I got me a Netgear Nighthawk X8. Fancy mama router, worked real great–until a big-arsed bolt o’ lightnin’ fried the power supply six ways from sunset. Now here’s my dilemma. Netgear, bafflingly, does not make replacem… --- ## [How do astronauts deal with the might of..THE SUN!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-astronauts-deal-with-the-might-of-the-sun/793724)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-astronauts-deal-with-the-might-of-the-sun/793724 "2017-08-16T14:08:28Z")
With all this eclipse business, I’ve been wondering how astronauts deal with having the unfiltered sun right out their window. Specifically, the glasses for looking at the eclipse are so dark you can’t see anything else… --- ## [Will diesel ever be usurped by electric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-diesel-ever-be-usurped-by-electric/793651)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-diesel-ever-be-usurped-by-electric/793651 "2017-08-16T11:20:37Z")
I hear diesel has a high energy density compared with the batteries in electric vehicles. Will technology advance enough that electric becomes an attractive alternative? Or is there a better alternative than electric to … --- ## [Shipping a Package to Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-package-to-mexico/793386)
**Author:** [@georgeflo300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgeflo300)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-package-to-mexico/793386 "2017-08-16T05:29:42Z")
Greetings all. Has anyone here shipped a package to Mexico or had a friend ship them a package while they are in Mexico? And if so, is there any issue with it? I’m located in playa del carmen. I need a friend to ship … --- ## [Why are there no dinosaur-size land animals today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-dinosaur-size-land-animals-today/793226)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-dinosaur-size-land-animals-today/793226 "2017-08-16T04:39:33Z")
Some scientists say that the enormous Patagotitan mayorum is the largest animal ever to walk the earth. Why are there no land animals of the size of the biggest dinosaurs today? What’s changed about the planet? Presumab… --- ## [How did Churchill communicate with generals overseas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-churchill-communicate-with-generals-overseas/793692)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-churchill-communicate-with-generals-overseas/793692 "2017-08-16T02:03:57Z")
I am still reading Churchill’s The Second World War. Volume three, The Grand Alliance. How did Churchill secretly communicate with his generals overseas? For example, he tells General Wavel that tanks are being shipped … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=687) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=689)