# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=747 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 748 --- ## [→ ← ↑ ↓ Is there a 'Diagonal Arrow' symbol for websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-diagonal-arrow-symbol-for-websites/484147)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-diagonal-arrow-symbol-for-websites/484147 "2017-04-13T18:36:43Z")
Are there diagonal arrow symbols that can be used in text documents/websites and the like? I found four standard here (→ ← ↑ ↓), but can’t seem to find how to make diagonals? Do these exist? --- ## [Military mission call for Osprey vs. helicopter? (General tactics & specific e.g.s?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-mission-call-for-osprey-vs-helicopter-general-tactics-specific-e-g-s/784179)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-mission-call-for-osprey-vs-helicopter-general-tactics-specific-e-g-s/784179 "2017-04-13T17:28:07Z")
Watching clips of the Osprey in Marine training on and off battleships. If helicopters for insertion only, therefore, Osprey for what? If helicopters for insertion and attack and self defense, therefore, Osprey for wha… --- ## [Nothing but net: wiping one's butt and keeping fingers only on toilet paper--bacteria and handwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-but-net-wiping-ones-butt-and-keeping-fingers-only-on-toilet-paper-bacteria-and-handwash/784013)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-but-net-wiping-ones-butt-and-keeping-fingers-only-on-toilet-paper-bacteria-and-handwash/784013 "2017-04-13T14:56:40Z")
I poop, wipe, and proudly, as usual when it happens, note the snappy and sanitary efficiency when a solid clean (by feel) and toilet paper release into the bowl goes by with professional aplomb, and fingers are completel… --- ## [What's the SD on the persecution of gays in Chechnya?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-persecution-of-gays-in-chechnya/784366)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-persecution-of-gays-in-chechnya/784366 "2017-04-13T14:53:50Z")
In my FB feed today there are LOTS of posts about gays being imprisoned and otherwise persecuted in Chechyna. What is actually happening? --- ## [Location-specific iPhone touch screen problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specific-iphone-touch-screen-problems/784321)
**Author:** [@Squallous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squallous)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specific-iphone-touch-screen-problems/784321 "2017-04-13T12:54:17Z")
I have an iPhone 5S. At my workplace - a standard American cookie-cutter office building in a major east coast metropolitan area - the touch sensitivity of the screen is all wacky. Either it doesn’t respond when touche… --- ## [Was JFK Ever Court-Martialed? (PT-109 Loss)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-ever-court-martialed-pt-109-loss/601658)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-ever-court-martialed-pt-109-loss/601658 "2017-04-13T12:49:49Z")
I was reading the Wilkapedia account of the loss of PT-109. The article did not mention if Lt. Kennedy was subjected to a court martial, regarding the loss of his command. From what I understand, PT-109 was sliced in … --- ## [Outsourcing: Why Not to Native American Reservations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outsourcing-why-not-to-native-american-reservations/586454)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outsourcing-why-not-to-native-american-reservations/586454 "2017-04-13T06:51:21Z")
I met a fellow last week who teaches music to Navajo and Apache kids and teenagers. The stories he told me about the poverty (and resultant problems: alcoholism, domestic violence, etc.) on and around the reservation are… --- ## [Have any US 17-year olds argued for 2nd amendment rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-17-year-olds-argued-for-2nd-amendment-rights/784122)
**Author:** [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-17-year-olds-argued-for-2nd-amendment-rights/784122 "2017-04-13T03:52:15Z")
Able-bodied male US citizens who are 17 years old are legally members of the militia of the United States. Given that the word militia is part of the 2nd amendment, is there any precedent for such minors arguing for rig… --- ## [Logitech Keyboards - Caps Lock Key - what is the "A" with a box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-keyboards-caps-lock-key-what-is-the-a-with-a-box/632388)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-keyboards-caps-lock-key-what-is-the-a-with-a-box/632388 "2017-04-13T03:17:09Z")
I’ve got a Logitech keyboard, similar to this. If you look at the main image, on the left size of the keyboard is the “Cap Lock” button. On the right side of the button is an “A” in a box. You can also see it on the 4t… --- ## [Is there a name for this phenomenon? (if it can be called that)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-phenomenon-if-it-can-be-called-that/784302)
**Author:** [@TheOverToe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOverToe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-phenomenon-if-it-can-be-called-that/784302 "2017-04-13T01:19:27Z")
So I’m in the middle of making a few Youtube videos on various topics and there’s something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to talk about that I’ve noticed over and over again among friends. It’s when, for instance, something is sup… --- ## [Why didn't the US stake a claim to any territory in Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-us-stake-a-claim-to-any-territory-in-antarctica/784309)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-us-stake-a-claim-to-any-territory-in-antarctica/784309 "2017-04-13T01:10:49Z")
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica#Antarctic\_territories only 7 countries have staked claims to pieces of the continent, here listed by date of claim from 1908 onwards: the UK, New Zealand, France, Nor… --- ## [Factual question about airline bumping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-airline-bumping/784231)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-airline-bumping/784231 "2017-04-12T20:45:06Z")
I’m sure that the details will vary among the different airlines, but are the higher classes of ticket immune from bumping? For example, there is First Class, Business Class, etc. And also there might be a “Flex” class … --- ## [What is the definition of 'chemical weapon'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-definition-of-chemical-weapon/784312)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-definition-of-chemical-weapon/784312 "2017-04-12T20:10:13Z")
‘Chemical weapon’ has become the general term for what used to be called poison gas. There are other chemical weapons, like phosphorous shells and tear gas, that were used in WW2. In fact all active ordnance, from artill… --- ## [What extent would be the damage of someone with your stolen personal/financial data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-extent-would-be-the-damage-of-someone-with-your-stolen-personal-financial-data/784244)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-extent-would-be-the-damage-of-someone-with-your-stolen-personal-financial-data/784244 "2017-04-12T20:06:15Z")
I was recently in London and some two young Portuguese/English girls the same age as me (17-20) who were sisters of my mothers friend and wanted to use my laptop for two hours but due to some issues with them, turned o… --- ## [Single payer and how much it would cost me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-payer-and-how-much-it-would-cost-me/783481)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-payer-and-how-much-it-would-cost-me/783481 "2017-04-12T18:56:42Z")
My employer currently covers about 3/4 of my PPO premiums. I pay about $400/month. If that went to Medicare Part E (heh) instead, and the gov’t had the authority to negotiate prices, could I essentially trade 1 for 1 o… --- ## [Hemorrhoids and infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-and-infection/784319)
**Author:** [@fatalflaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fatalflaw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-and-infection/784319 "2017-04-12T18:12:02Z")
Ok, so if feces gets into your bloodstream you get a nasty infection. Hemorrhoids tend to bleed and occur in close proximity to a reliable source of feces. Why don’t hemorrhoid sufferers die from septicemia? --- ## [Living and dying on only caviar, champagne, truffles, foie gras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-and-dying-on-only-caviar-champagne-truffles-foie-gras/783659)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-and-dying-on-only-caviar-champagne-truffles-foie-gras/783659 "2017-04-12T16:52:41Z")
Whats thelethal dose of caviar? How long could you live on only caviar and water? 2a) How long could you live on only caviar and champagne? I’ve also thought this type of question with foie gras and truffles, in… --- ## [Is it feasible to create free-living human cells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-to-create-free-living-human-cells/784275)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-to-create-free-living-human-cells/784275 "2017-04-12T16:06:20Z")
A few days back I saw a news item about an upcoming HBO movie about Henrietta Lacks, and I’ve been thinking again about how aggressively the HeLa cell lines are said to be able to spread in cell cultures and how aggressi… --- ## [A cardiology-type question (not requesting advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cardiology-type-question-not-requesting-advice/784262)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cardiology-type-question-not-requesting-advice/784262 "2017-04-12T15:35:42Z")
My SIL is having a WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure inserted next month. I have been trying to understand the mechanics of this AFib mitigation solution by looking things up in google and wikipedia, and have made s… --- ## [How does worker's compensation and other forms of liability insurance work in a single-payer system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-workers-compensation-and-other-forms-of-liability-insurance-work-in-a-single-payer-system/783660)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-workers-compensation-and-other-forms-of-liability-insurance-work-in-a-single-payer-system/783660 "2017-04-12T14:19:04Z")
I was recently injured at work and I am working on getting treatment for my injury using my employer’s worker’s comp coverage. That got my wondering, what would this be like if the US had a single-payer healthcare syste… --- ## [IOS "Two-Factor Authentication" and PCs on the web](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-two-factor-authentication-and-pcs-on-the-web/784167)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-two-factor-authentication-and-pcs-on-the-web/784167 "2017-04-12T12:56:47Z")
My phone and Mac are bugging me to turn on Two-Factor Authentication but I haven’t found any description anywhere of how web access via my work PC would get me into iCloud. It’s not my PC and I’m not allowed to install p… --- ## [Laying out holes in flat metal to be cyl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-out-holes-in-flat-metal-to-be-cyl/783888)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-out-holes-in-flat-metal-to-be-cyl/783888 "2017-04-12T12:33:16Z")
I was trying to figure out some kind of formula for cutting a hole in a flat piece of metal that would later become a cyl. The hole will accomadate something like a round tube or pipe. I know how to calculate the height … --- ## [What happened to the Church of St Mark in Alexandria during the Napoleonic invasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-church-of-st-mark-in-alexandria-during-the-napoleonic-invasion/784196)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-church-of-st-mark-in-alexandria-during-the-napoleonic-invasion/784196 "2017-04-12T12:08:25Z")
While looking at the wiki entry for the Church of St March in Alexandria (that was recently attacked by ISIS), I saw this snippet: There is no other description, and the event is not mentioned in the page on the French… --- ## [Dangers of the lead in 100LL general aviation fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-the-lead-in-100ll-general-aviation-fuel/454165)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-the-lead-in-100ll-general-aviation-fuel/454165 "2017-04-12T11:38:06Z")
I have just started lessons toward my private pilot license - 5 hours so far. The fuel the Cessna 172 I am flying uses is 100-octane “low-lead” general aviation fuel - it still has four times the amount of lead automoti… --- ## [How does IOS "Two-Factor Authentication" mesh with multiple Apple IDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ios-two-factor-authentication-mesh-with-multiple-apple-ids/784201)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ios-two-factor-authentication-mesh-with-multiple-apple-ids/784201 "2017-04-12T09:42:39Z")
I have, I think, three or more Apple IDs, with two being the main ones. It is a huge pain and I wish Apple would allow merging them. I wound up with them when Apple wouldn’t let me use existing ones. For one thing, I was… --- ## [Help me preserve my iTunes library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-preserve-my-itunes-library/784066)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-preserve-my-itunes-library/784066 "2017-04-12T09:33:06Z")
In a year or so I expect to completely fill up my iPod Classic. I expect at some point that wonderful device will break and the thought terrifies me! I never, ever, ever want to lose my music. Beyond “the cloud” and my c… --- ## [No test rides for a new motorcycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-test-rides-for-a-new-motorcycle/784133)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-test-rides-for-a-new-motorcycle/784133 "2017-04-12T04:17:15Z")
Found out local dealers don’t allow a test ride for a brand new motorcycle. Is this common all over the US? They will allow test rides for used bikes. ( Technically they said I could test ride if I actually bought… --- ## [Sacred hospitality in Judges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacred-hospitality-in-judges/783860)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacred-hospitality-in-judges/783860 "2017-04-12T03:47:52Z")
In the biblical book of Judges, there is a story wherein a Canaanite general fleeing the battlefield asks a woman for shelter, but she murders him in his sleep and turns him over to his enemies. My question is: assuming… --- ## [How many searches for a given word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-searches-for-a-given-word/784265)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-searches-for-a-given-word/784265 "2017-04-12T01:07:11Z")
Is their anyway to find out how many searches are done on any particular word? --- ## [What does it mean "you can't prove a negative"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-you-cant-prove-a-negative/784168)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-you-cant-prove-a-negative/784168 "2017-04-11T22:19:53Z")
If I say, “there are no penguins on Mars”, that is a negative statement. No one can prove 100% that there are no penguins there because I could simply say that we are not looking in the right places. However, if I say… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=746) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=748)