# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=722 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 723 --- ## [Lottery win, church and taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-church-and-taxes/787917)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-win-church-and-taxes/787917 "2017-06-03T16:27:09Z")
Hello Everyone, I purchased a Powerball for this weekend’s drawing which is something like $300 million (yeah, yeah I’m not going to win, tax on stupid people, etc…). If you won $300 million I’d like to think that on… --- ## [Could you fly a private plane on isolated private land without a pilots lucense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-fly-a-private-plane-on-isolated-private-land-without-a-pilots-lucense/787915)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-fly-a-private-plane-on-isolated-private-land-without-a-pilots-lucense/787915 "2017-06-03T16:24:07Z")
And what would happen if you did ? How would such a law be enforced, unless the cops frequently investgate farmers that fly airplanes for a proper pilots license? Lets say you inherited a massive farm with poor roads an… --- ## [Xanax/Alprazolam and employment drug tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanax-alprazolam-and-employment-drug-tests/249963)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanax-alprazolam-and-employment-drug-tests/249963 "2004-06-12T22:42:29Z")
Do standard employment drug urine tests test for Xanax/Alprazolam? I know it’s legal, but I also know employers are not bound by law to not prevent the hiring of employees even for legally prescribed drugs. IIRC, they c… --- ## [Can individual states join the Paris Climate Accord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-individual-states-join-the-paris-climate-accord/787928)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-individual-states-join-the-paris-climate-accord/787928 "2017-06-03T05:03:16Z")
I see a bunch of mayors and governors saying that, despite Trump’s withdrawal, they will continue to support the Paris Climate Accord. Can they actually join the Accord or are they simply saying that they will enact ord… --- ## [Want Windows to show actual docs from thumbnail preview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-windows-to-show-actual-docs-from-thumbnail-preview/787955)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-windows-to-show-actual-docs-from-thumbnail-preview/787955 "2017-06-03T01:21:04Z")
On my work laptop, pointing at the Word icon on the taskbar will show the open Word docs as thumbnails, and then pointing at a certain thumbnail preview will make that doc appear behind it. My laptop does not show the ac… --- ## [Bitcoin Pricing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-pricing/787448)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-pricing/787448 "2017-06-02T23:04:07Z")
I’m aware that there are places which accept bitcoins as payment. But my question is how many of these places are actually pricing their products in bitcoins. Meaning, if the bitcoin\>dollar exchange rate changes, that th… --- ## [What is this warning light on my dash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-warning-light-on-my-dash/787932)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-warning-light-on-my-dash/787932 "2017-06-02T22:27:42Z")
I’ve never seen a warning light like this before. I don’t have a manual on this new Van. I’ve called the dealer repeatedly and begged for one. Same old song. Backordered. This light randomly comes on and goes off. Do … --- ## [Am I likely to die by placing this electrical device in my bath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-likely-to-die-by-placing-this-electrical-device-in-my-bath/787907)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-likely-to-die-by-placing-this-electrical-device-in-my-bath/787907 "2017-06-02T20:53:49Z")
Just moved to a snazzy new apartment in San Francisco, it’s great except for one minor detail: mediocre water pressure. As someone who thoroughly enjoys the occasional bubble bath, this is a non-trivial problem! My sol… --- ## ["Trenches" or "fox holes" at the Battle of Mons (WWI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trenches-or-fox-holes-at-the-battle-of-mons-wwi/787626)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trenches-or-fox-holes-at-the-battle-of-mons-wwi/787626 "2017-06-02T20:37:32Z")
What can we properly call the way in which the Germans and British dug themselves in at Mons? Were they “trenches” or “fox holes” ? I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [Are male or female lions generally more aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-male-or-female-lions-generally-more-aggressive/787897)
**Author:** [@Wizard101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wizard101)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-male-or-female-lions-generally-more-aggressive/787897 "2017-06-02T18:22:57Z")
Overall, which gender of Panthera Leo is more aggressive, if such a generalization can be accurately made? --- ## [What's up with Facebook posts using videos instead of images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-posts-using-videos-instead-of-images/787715)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-posts-using-videos-instead-of-images/787715 "2017-06-02T16:52:44Z")
Lately, I’ve noticed that many Facebook posts contain videos of a single image. What is the reasoning behind this? I suspect that it may have to do with cookies or malware but I really don’t know. What’s the Straight … --- ## [Bodily functions during sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodily-functions-during-sleep/787572)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodily-functions-during-sleep/787572 "2017-06-02T16:09:27Z")
I’m battling a cold right now. Runny nose and cough. How is it that when I sleep my nose stops running and my cough ceases but the moment I wake up all of those symptoms restart? Since those aren’t normal bodily function… --- ## [Need translation of Portuguese political cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-translation-of-portuguese-political-cartoon/787860)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-translation-of-portuguese-political-cartoon/787860 "2017-06-02T16:22:54Z")
Need answer fast — it’s for work, and the deadline is today. The cartoon, which is from 1904, can be seen here, though you have to scroll down a little. It shows Osvaldo Cruz and his “troops” setting out to vaccinate th… --- ## [How accurate was Axis/Allied media coverage in World War II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-was-axis-allied-media-coverage-in-world-war-ii/785332)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-was-axis-allied-media-coverage-in-world-war-ii/785332 "2017-06-02T14:58:58Z")
When the Wehrmacht was defeated at Stalingrad, or the IJN defeated at Midway, did the average German or Japanese citizen know about it? Did the Allies also try to exaggerate victories and minimize defeats? (Even if the… --- ## [Whats with the pronunciation of "heroin"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pronunciation-of-heroin/648035)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pronunciation-of-heroin/648035 "2017-06-02T13:47:01Z")
My entire life, including 3+ decades in law enforcement, it’s been pronounced \*HAIR-OH-IN \*. In about the last 2 years or so I’ve been hearing it pronounced “HAR-OH-IN”, “HAR-OH-INE”, “HUR-WINE”, “HORE-WIN”, and even “H… --- ## [Is there a name for persistent typos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-persistent-typos/453810)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-persistent-typos/453810 "2017-06-02T05:32:28Z")
I constantly transpose n and g when I type, so for instance “nothing” comes out “nothign.” I have another one that slips my mind at the moment but that ng-gn one really annoys me. Is there a name for consistently making … --- ## [How do I get rid of a 60" TV without using craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789 "2017-06-02T04:51:02Z")
My old 60" plasma TV crapped out on me (it still turns on but it will randomly turn itself off and there is a strip down the middle where everything is red). I thought I could buy a new TV and they would take the old on… --- ## [Opposite Sex Clone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-sex-clone/787889)
**Author:** [@Unabashed\_Fascist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unabashed_Fascist)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-sex-clone/787889 "2017-06-02T02:02:56Z")
I’ve been reading a lot on the human genome lately, and it got me thinking. Say if I took a man, and were to replicate all 23 of his chromosome pairs to produce a monozygotic twin - a clone - but I replace the Y chromoso… --- ## [What are some quiet 75 gallon aquarium filter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-quiet-75-gallon-aquarium-filter/787692)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-quiet-75-gallon-aquarium-filter/787692 "2017-06-02T01:56:07Z")
My kids have a 75 gallon tank, tropical freshwater fish. The Aqueon QuietFlow is not quiet even with the tank filled and filter system cleaned. Do canister filters do the job quietly? If so which brands are reliable an… --- ## [Alcatel phone storage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcatel-phone-storage-question/787883)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcatel-phone-storage-question/787883 "2017-06-01T22:43:08Z")
I recently bought a cheap smartphone, an Alcatel PIXI unite. Here are some specifications and my question: 1.3 GHz processor 1 GB RAM 8 GB internal storage Slot for up to a 32 GB SD card Android 6.0 Marshmallow Tra… --- ## [Squatting angel statue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatting-angel-statue/787609)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatting-angel-statue/787609 "2017-06-01T22:30:43Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a picture of a full-sized sculpture of this squatting angel. What is it called, and who made it? --- ## [What is this rotating teeter-totter called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-rotating-teeter-totter-called/787724)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-rotating-teeter-totter-called/787724 "2017-06-01T22:11:52Z")
Is there a proper name for this thing? It’s like a teeter-totter that rotates. --- ## [How do I kill myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-kill-myself/787879)
**Author:** [@Just\_another\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_another_loser)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-kill-myself/787879 "2017-06-01T21:19:59Z")
I appreciate this is an odd question. I’m done with life. Still relatively young at 47 but a no hoper. Not going to bore anyone with my life history and story. It’s not that interesting anyway. If anyone could recommend … --- ## [Statute of limitations if victim is physically unable to press charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statute-of-limitations-if-victim-is-physically-unable-to-press-charges/787690)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statute-of-limitations-if-victim-is-physically-unable-to-press-charges/787690 "2017-06-01T20:17:55Z")
I am sure this is addressed in the codes of most laws but I have not found it online. Suppose hypothetically that the statute of limitations for, say, assault and battery is 5 years, but a crime victim is put into a com… --- ## [Why would a free(?) website want my credit card digits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-free-website-want-my-credit-card-digits/787831)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-free-website-want-my-credit-card-digits/787831 "2017-06-01T18:58:16Z")
There’s a fairly obscure movie from the 1980s that I want to see, so I went online to find out if it was available to watch on YouTube or a site of that ilk. Now, I’ve seen those Google entries that say “Watch Movies Onl… --- ## [Could olden day cannons penetrate a modern USA destroyer or carrier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-olden-day-cannons-penetrate-a-modern-usa-destroyer-or-carrier/787594)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-olden-day-cannons-penetrate-a-modern-usa-destroyer-or-carrier/787594 "2017-06-01T18:41:41Z")
So, let’s say a olden day first rate naval ship of the 1625’s and over from England managed to score a full broadside on a modern Arleigh Burke destroyer’s hull after it had crept around a rocky hill therefore hiding it … --- ## [What's up with Facebook posts using images instead of text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-posts-using-images-instead-of-text/787731)
**Author:** [@Beren\_Erchamion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beren_Erchamion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-facebook-posts-using-images-instead-of-text/787731 "2017-06-01T17:16:17Z")
Following up on another thread… Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of Facebook posts that are just plain, unadorned text on a solid-color image background, instead of an actual text status update. Why? What advantage does … --- ## [Used oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-oil/193518)
**Author:** [@joemill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-oil/193518 "2017-06-01T16:59:10Z")
What do they do with oil that they “recycle” at garages? Are they able filter it and reuse it as lubricating oil? Or do they use it for something else, like fueling toxic waste incinerators? How much of this stuff do … --- ## [Amber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amber/787567)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amber/787567 "2017-06-01T15:46:06Z")
For thousands of years Amber from Northern Europe was a hot item in the rest of the then Western world. In modern times this no longer seems to be true. I don’t see it sold anywhere nor hear it much talked about. So wha… --- ## [Whence Tia Juana Street, Colorado Springs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-tia-juana-street-colorado-springs/787732)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-tia-juana-street-colorado-springs/787732 "2017-06-01T15:43:07Z")
Looking at some data today, I saw an address on Tia Juana Street in Colorado Springs, CO. I’m curious: Is the street named after someone’s Aunt Jane? If so, whose? Or is it a misspelling of ‘Tijuana’, which I believe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=721) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=723)