# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=902 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 903 --- ## [Is there a search engine besides Google or DuckDuckGo that has a feature like I'm feeling lucky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-search-engine-besides-google-or-duckduckgo-that-has-a-feature-like-im-feeling-lucky/755316)
**Author:** [@Wizard101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wizard101)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-search-engine-besides-google-or-duckduckgo-that-has-a-feature-like-im-feeling-lucky/755316 "2016-05-22T03:03:10Z")
Is there another search engine that lets you type something in and immediately go to the first result? --- ## [Just how bad is toad toxin to humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-is-toad-toxin-to-humans/755284)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-bad-is-toad-toxin-to-humans/755284 "2016-05-22T02:38:30Z")
Where I live, there are toad carcasses here and there, usually run over by cars or having met some other untimely end. And of course, children will sometimes pick up toads with their bare hands - or worse yet, who knows … --- ## [Instinct in humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instinct-in-humans/755306)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instinct-in-humans/755306 "2016-05-22T02:01:02Z")
Human kind still does things instinctively. Namely, things that are untaught and happen without conscious effort. They effect should be tangible and visibly recorded. Lets list them here. I will get started Mothers re… --- ## [Is there a nutritional difference between added sugar and natural sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nutritional-difference-between-added-sugar-and-natural-sugar/755248)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-nutritional-difference-between-added-sugar-and-natural-sugar/755248 "2016-05-22T01:34:51Z")
The new nutritional labels will show the amount of added sugar, in addition to the total. Is it really important if the sugar was added, or if it was there to begin with? I understand that fruit juice isn’t nutritional… --- ## [Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-malpractice-is-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-really/723295)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-malpractice-is-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-really/723295 "2016-05-22T00:29:59Z")
Heard this claim from one of the local ambulance chasers on one of their ads (Morgan & Morgan). A Google search reveals over 50,000 hits. So what’s the straight dope here? Can that many deaths be blamed on doctors and… --- ## [Freemason Passwords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemason-passwords/63859)
**Author:** [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freemason-passwords/63859 "2016-05-21T23:09:32Z")
I’ve searched the previous Freemason topics here, but I haven’t found an answer to this question: Can someone explain to me the meaning behind the word ‘BOAZ’, the password for Masons? From what I have read, this is the… --- ## [Can you drink salt water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-salt-water/755294)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-salt-water/755294 "2016-05-21T23:09:21Z")
If you are stranded at sea with no water, is there a point where drinking salt water will benifit you more than it harms you? --- ## [Did Hitler personally kill anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-personally-kill-anyone/754749)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-personally-kill-anyone/754749 "2016-05-21T22:44:06Z")
This was another historical debate I was in. Yes, he was responsible for the holocaust, and all the deaths that caused. What I am asking is, did Adolf ever pull the trigger himself(Or use a knife, or turn on the gas, o… --- ## [Eating one large meal a day -- is it unhealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-one-large-meal-a-day-is-it-unhealthy/754693)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-one-large-meal-a-day-is-it-unhealthy/754693 "2016-05-21T22:19:02Z")
I have a nephew who has OCD. His therapist told my sister that it was the most severe case of OCD she ever treated. At any rate, he is working on it and has made some progress, but (as I think is fairly common with thi… --- ## [Group of four letters with the most words that can be made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-four-letters-with-the-most-words-that-can-be-made/755231)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-of-four-letters-with-the-most-words-that-can-be-made/755231 "2016-05-21T20:45:16Z")
Hi SD, The other day, while waiting for the bus, I passed the time away by looking at the stop sign across the street. I wanted to see how many words (1, 2, 3, or 4 letters) I could make out of the letters S,T,O, and P… --- ## [Which ex-president set the precedent for keeping a low profile after office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ex-president-set-the-precedent-for-keeping-a-low-profile-after-office/755263)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ex-president-set-the-precedent-for-keeping-a-low-profile-after-office/755263 "2016-05-21T19:55:49Z")
I can’t recall any modern ex-president speaking out about his successor. It makes sense that modern presidents leave office quietly and avoid any distracting public statements while the new administration assumes power. … --- ## [Prepaid smart phone with international roaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-smart-phone-with-international-roaming/755243)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-smart-phone-with-international-roaming/755243 "2016-05-21T17:48:54Z")
I will be traveling around a lot this year, again. Last year two things happened: I paid a fortune in roaming, and I lost my brand-new smartphone somewhere in Asia. This year I want to a) Leave my expensive phone at home… --- ## [How dangerous are wolves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-wolves/754736)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-wolves/754736 "2016-05-21T17:14:08Z")
I know there’s no objective answer to this, but as a general point of discussion, are wolves more dangerous than, say, German Shepards? Or pit bulls? Is there some physical aspect of a wolf that sets it dramatically apar… --- ## [Are men more prone to addiction than women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-more-prone-to-addiction-than-women/755186)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-more-prone-to-addiction-than-women/755186 "2016-05-21T16:58:54Z")
When viewing all the people I know, there are far more males with addiction problems, except for cigarette smoking, which seems to involve both sexes equally. Is this common throughout society, or unique to my circle of … --- ## [Japan's "lost decade"(s): why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-lost-decade-s-why/755029)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-lost-decade-s-why/755029 "2016-05-21T16:46:31Z")
The Nikkei index crashed back in 1989, and has never recovered. I gather the initial crash was bubble-related, but it sounds like the problem is deeper than that: their economy has actually been struggling for a while a… --- ## [What are lawfull orders LEOs can give if you are not breaking the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-lawfull-orders-leos-can-give-if-you-are-not-breaking-the-law/755238)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-lawfull-orders-leos-can-give-if-you-are-not-breaking-the-law/755238 "2016-05-21T16:32:54Z")
Do not need answers fast. I know there are a few lawful orders police can give at anytime that anyone has to follow like having to show identification. I’m also pretty sure the rules change once you are arrested. It i… --- ## [Why are SSDs still so much more expensive than HDDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ssds-still-so-much-more-expensive-than-hdds/755252)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ssds-still-so-much-more-expensive-than-hdds/755252 "2016-05-21T14:22:55Z")
Just a random musing. I was always in awe what a terrific combination of mechanics and electronics a magnetic HDD is, the precision and speed with which it performs. OTOH, since SSDs are on the market it seems a little a… --- ## ["Voluntary manslaughter"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-manslaughter/753974)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-manslaughter/753974 "2016-05-21T13:41:49Z")
Is there such a thing? I was reading some news (the actual news completely irrelevant) and they mentioned a charge of “involuntary manslaughter”. Would that be redundant (manslaughter is involuntary, voluntary is murder… --- ## [What causes water pressure? (Physics wise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-water-pressure-physics-wise/755174)
**Author:** [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-water-pressure-physics-wise/755174 "2016-05-21T13:11:37Z")
Yes I understand it increases with the depth of the water but what is happening on a particle level? Pressure is caused by particle collisions - I can understand that in denser atmosphere the number of these increases, b… --- ## [Samsung Note 3 word suggest not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-note-3-word-suggest-not-working/755285)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-note-3-word-suggest-not-working/755285 "2016-05-21T06:17:05Z")
Hello Everyone, My Note 3 has always adapted and learned words not in its database so I can swype the correct word. For some reason it no longer seems to have learned words in its database any longer and it doesn’t app… --- ## [What does "greased the landing" (aviation) mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-greased-the-landing-aviation-mean/755269)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-greased-the-landing-aviation-mean/755269 "2016-05-21T05:52:10Z")
See query. Still in use? --- ## [Dinner Plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates/754648)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates/754648 "2016-05-21T05:49:10Z")
Hello Dopers, My wife has a particular issue with food touching on a plate. Nothing catastrophic where she freaks out, but I recognize she does not like it when I put a steak in front of her and and the juices run into … --- ## [Why do murders always dig only shallow graves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-murders-always-dig-only-shallow-graves/754834)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-murders-always-dig-only-shallow-graves/754834 "2016-05-21T01:57:56Z")
In every murder case ever the victims are found in shallow graves, so that its obvious their bodies are there. Why don’t murders dig deeper graves? --- ## [How Do I Create A Slideshow...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-slideshow/755053)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-slideshow/755053 "2016-05-21T01:20:27Z")
…with photos synced to a soundtrack? I thought PowerPoint was the way to do this and I thought it would be easy, but I’ve run into a surprising brick wall. Here’s what I want to do: Take an audio track, say “Beatles - … --- ## [Why do my ears pop when the train goes through a tunnel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-ears-pop-when-the-train-goes-through-a-tunnel/412403)
**Author:** [@jakeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakeline)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-ears-pop-when-the-train-goes-through-a-tunnel/412403 "2016-05-21T00:26:57Z")
Since I’ve been in London, I’ve noticed that there during certain parts of the tube ride, my ears start hurting like hell and I have to pop them. In particular, it seems to happen on the District/Circle line between Sout… --- ## [Website appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-appearance/755257)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-appearance/755257 "2016-05-20T22:56:52Z")
I like the Intellicast.com site for local weather. For some reason, on this particular computer, all of a sudden, the site comes up looking like a text file - no graphics, and all the links go to other text pages. But … --- ## [Were there ever any 6-limbed animals other than insects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-ever-any-6-limbed-animals-other-than-insects/754521)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-ever-any-6-limbed-animals-other-than-insects/754521 "2016-05-20T18:55:50Z")
So all vertebrate critters on Earth now have four limbs. Were there ever any six-limbed critters, other than insects? Why no Green Martian-types? or angels with legs, arms and wings? --- ## [Using real people in work of fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-real-people-in-work-of-fiction/754891)
**Author:** [@dilaudid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dilaudid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-real-people-in-work-of-fiction/754891 "2016-05-20T16:58:39Z")
So, I’m writing a book. It’s set in the early 2050’s, and it’s essentially ultra-hard science fiction (not too many innovations, with the exception of space travel, colonisation, self-driving cars, and some futuristic w… --- ## [Why is there spousal privilege but not sibling or parent-child privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-spousal-privilege-but-not-sibling-or-parent-child-privilege/650770)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-spousal-privilege-but-not-sibling-or-parent-child-privilege/650770 "2016-05-20T16:16:12Z")
Someone gets a Las Vegas quickie on a drunken whim, and that is more sacrosanct in the eyes of the law than two siblings who grew up together, or a mother and child? I don’t get this logic. --- ## [Question abput Paul Ryan's use of the word "litigate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-abput-paul-ryans-use-of-the-word-litigate/755203)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-abput-paul-ryans-use-of-the-word-litigate/755203 "2016-05-20T15:46:25Z")
It seemed to me that Paul Ryan was using the term “litigate” to mean “discuss” when talking about his meeting with Donald Trump. Is Paul Ryan using the term correctly? I look forward to your feedback. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=901) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=903)