# Factual Questions **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=98 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 99 --- ## [How much am I paying per kWh for electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-paying-per-kwh-for-electricity/998572)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-am-i-paying-per-kwh-for-electricity/998572 "2024-03-14T15:27:06Z")
How much am I paying for electricity? You’d think this would be a simple thing to know but…it isn’t. I have Googled it, I have checked with my utility website and I can say my electricity bill is nowhere NEAR the low p… --- ## [Did a young John Milton meet Shakespeare ? Is the evidence only circumstantial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-young-john-milton-meet-shakespeare-is-the-evidence-only-circumstantial/998788)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-young-john-milton-meet-shakespeare-is-the-evidence-only-circumstantial/998788 "2024-03-14T14:02:06Z")
Did a young John Milton meet Shakespeare ? Is there hard evidence for this ? Is the evidence only circumstantial? --- ## [Does attorney-client privilege apply to all lawyers, or just criminal-defense ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-attorney-client-privilege-apply-to-all-lawyers-or-just-criminal-defense-ones/998469)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-attorney-client-privilege-apply-to-all-lawyers-or-just-criminal-defense-ones/998469 "2024-03-13T23:21:15Z")
Say someone consults a criminal-defense attorney and says, “I committed a murder 10 years ago,” etc. etc., there’s no doubt the lawyer would keep it confidential. But if someone consults a totally different type of lawy… --- ## [Handling problems with Amazon returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-problems-with-amazon-returns/998673)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-problems-with-amazon-returns/998673 "2024-03-13T17:38:46Z")
In theory, Amazon’s return process is simple and straightforward: you bring the item to a Koh’s or a Whole Foods, they scan it, you get your money back when Amazon receives the item. But what if Amazon doesn’t receive t… --- ## [Google Docs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-question/998767)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-question/998767 "2024-03-12T19:57:22Z")
Not sure what I did, but I did something that made the display on Google docs shrink down teeny-tiny. Which I sort of remedied by zooming up to 150% on the view. However, zooming up does not increase the size of the co… --- ## [Why do European books have the words on the spine the opposite way around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-european-books-have-the-words-on-the-spine-the-opposite-way-around/402624)
**Author:** [@henrijohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/henrijohns)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-european-books-have-the-words-on-the-spine-the-opposite-way-around/402624 "2024-03-12T16:13:54Z")
On American published books, when the books are face up in a pile, you can read the spines. European books read correctly only if the book is face down. Why the difference? --- ## [WW2? Tanks vs Tank Destroyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-tanks-vs-tank-destroyers/998235)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-tanks-vs-tank-destroyers/998235 "2024-03-12T15:21:07Z")
On the surface they look similar. However, obviously they are not. So, what’s the difference? --- ## [Anaesthetic before ether](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaesthetic-before-ether/998702)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaesthetic-before-ether/998702 "2024-03-12T01:44:36Z")
The first anaesthetic is reported to be inhaled ether. If you’re from Boston you think that William Morton first came up with this in 1846, demonstrating it in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital. If you’re … --- ## [How does gravity react with anti matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gravity-react-with-anti-matter/778983)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gravity-react-with-anti-matter/778983 "2024-03-11T19:35:03Z")
Is there such a thing as anti gravity to work with anti matter? --- ## [Distinguishing human blood from animals or other humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-human-blood-from-animals-or-other-humans/998367)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-human-blood-from-animals-or-other-humans/998367 "2024-03-11T17:20:39Z")
When I was younger I wondered whether you could throw investigators a loop by mixing the blood at your crime scene with animal blood. I never had the need to actually try this. I’m sure that today with all the DNA tools … --- ## [Stripping code from old WordPro file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-code-from-old-wordpro-file/998653)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-code-from-old-wordpro-file/998653 "2024-03-11T16:01:42Z")
I have a bunch of old WordPro files that had to be saved in a .txt format. Is there a program out there that will strip the code out of these files and leave just the original text? Lucy --- ## [Titu Singh and Past Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titu-singh-and-past-lives/68906)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titu-singh-and-past-lives/68906 "2024-03-11T15:44:53Z")
I have two questions. The first will be in this thread, the second in another. I saw this on a show on the Discovery Channel. Has anyone heard of the “past life” case of Titu Singh? Here is a link that explains it bette… --- ## [How cold would a sports game or outdoor event have to be to see mass casualties/deaths from hypothermia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-would-a-sports-game-or-outdoor-event-have-to-be-to-see-mass-casualties-deaths-from-hypothermia/995968)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-would-a-sports-game-or-outdoor-event-have-to-be-to-see-mass-casualties-deaths-from-hypothermia/995968 "2024-03-11T11:32:25Z")
Not wanting to derail the NFL threads in the Game Room: The Chiefs are about to play the Dolphins this weekend in one of the coldest games in NFL history. Decades ago, the NFL also allowed the Ice Bowl to go ahead in 19… --- ## [What, if any, rights did Jewish people have in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-rights-did-jewish-people-have-in-nazi-germany/997867)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-rights-did-jewish-people-have-in-nazi-germany/997867 "2024-03-11T00:35:59Z")
After watching Schindlers List for the umpteenth time I started wondering did the Jews have any rights in Nazi Germany? Other than flying the Jewish colors? For instance, could a German citizen assault or kill a Jewish… --- ## [About seeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seeds/998545)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seeds/998545 "2024-03-10T20:25:15Z")
What is closer to the truth? A seed is a living thing or a seed contains the ingredients for a living thing. --- ## [Debt consolidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation/998625)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation/998625 "2024-03-10T18:00:51Z")
Has anyone used these things? How do they work? I mean if I have 5 credit cards that I paying on, how does consolidating them into 1 payment help me or companies? --- ## [If there are X different prizes with equal probability, how many wins would you typically need to get the whole set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-x-different-prizes-with-equal-probability-how-many-wins-would-you-typically-need-to-get-the-whole-set/998622)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-x-different-prizes-with-equal-probability-how-many-wins-would-you-typically-need-to-get-the-whole-set/998622 "2024-03-10T04:44:52Z")
Consider something like a McDonald’s kids meal where the meal comes with a toy and there are X different toys in the total collection. The toys are added to the meals randomly and each toy has a 1-in-X chance of being ad… --- ## [US States No Military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-no-military/998358)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-no-military/998358 "2024-03-09T15:44:15Z")
Are there any US States with no non-National Guard military bases? --- ## [Has eastern Germany caught up with western Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814 "2024-03-09T07:07:01Z")
In 1990, when East and West Germany were reunified, the differences between east and west were stark. The west was affluent and successful while the east had been burdened with 40 years of communist rule. How are things… --- ## [What happens if you are on prescription medication and get arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516 "2024-03-09T02:21:14Z")
Assume you are on some necessary medication (properly prescribed by a doctor and legal) and you get arrested and thrown in jail. What do the police do? If you have the medication on you will they be taken with you to j… --- ## [Weird Outlook (Microsoft) event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-outlook-microsoft-event/998466)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-outlook-microsoft-event/998466 "2024-03-08T21:35:08Z")
Normally, if I send an email from the desktop outlook app, it goes into my sent mail folder on the app, and is also visible when I look in the sent mail on the web app/phone app. On Saturday, I sent one email from the d… --- ## [Disagreement between the US Chamber of Commerce and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-between-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-and-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/998500)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-between-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-and-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/998500 "2024-03-08T13:07:18Z")
I wasn’t sure where else to put this: A news story that I might need some help with understanding. So they’re trying to create a rule that would cap credit card fees at $8. This article says that the Consumer Financial … --- ## [Question on home improvement offset on house sale capital gains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-home-improvement-offset-on-house-sale-capital-gains/998228)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-home-improvement-offset-on-house-sale-capital-gains/998228 "2024-03-08T02:17:19Z")
I understand that home improvement expenses, such as new flooring, landscaping, appliances, etc. can be used to offset any capital gain you realize when you sell your home. I also know that the expense of home repairs c… --- ## [Excel: Increment all cells in a column by greater than 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-increment-all-cells-in-a-column-by-greater-than-1/998541)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-increment-all-cells-in-a-column-by-greater-than-1/998541 "2024-03-06T16:02:18Z")
I have a tracking sheet for exercise, and I’m about to move to a new sheet. I need to bump all of the numbers from the “weight” column by 5, preferably not manually because it is 111 rows, and I am lazy. The numbers also… --- ## [Who was the last person to be executed for WWII crimes in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-for-wwii-crimes-in-europe/998512)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-for-wwii-crimes-in-europe/998512 "2024-03-06T13:28:42Z")
I was wondering who the last Nazi to be executed for war crimes/crimes against humanity was. At first, I thought it was Adolf Eichman in 1961, but then I found the case of Horst Fischer, who was executed in 1966 for his … --- ## [Does bread go mouldy faster when in the light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bread-go-mouldy-faster-when-in-the-light/998380)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bread-go-mouldy-faster-when-in-the-light/998380 "2024-03-06T13:26:34Z")
Our bread bin fell apart so we’ve been keeping our bread and buns on the counter. They seem to be going mouldy a lot faster. Does keeping bread in the dark slow down mould? --- ## [Fire extinguisher: how toxic, and can i recharge one? Need answer kinda fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-extinguisher-how-toxic-and-can-i-recharge-one-need-answer-kinda-fast/998455)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-extinguisher-how-toxic-and-can-i-recharge-one-need-answer-kinda-fast/998455 "2024-03-06T13:04:03Z")
We have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. I knocked it over, and a yellow cloud emerged from its maw. It’s a Kidd chemical fire extinguisher, and i can look up other details if that’s helpful. I put on an n95 mask and… --- ## [Do you have to explain where you got a bunch of cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-explain-where-you-got-a-bunch-of-cash/996033)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-explain-where-you-got-a-bunch-of-cash/996033 "2024-03-05T19:49:44Z")
Yeah you have to report income to the IRS but that’s just a once a year thing am I correct? So in this hypotheical you have a million dollars in cash in a bag open visible in your car and a police sees it and asks where … --- ## [Trouble accessing Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-accessing-facebook/998497)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-accessing-facebook/998497 "2024-03-05T17:03:08Z")
I cannot access Facebook at all right now. I tried to change the password via their system: typed in my email address, received code via email, typed in code, got sent to “change password” page and did so, hit enter…and… --- ## [Vintage (French?) car ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-french-car-id/998420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-french-car-id/998420 "2024-03-05T02:13:57Z")
We’re watching the last episode of Monsieur Spade. There is a sporty-looking, pale yellow, coupé. The character opens the trunk (boot), and the lid is hinged on the left side. I could not make out a badge. Any ideas … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/factual-questions/9.md?page=99)