Recent questions tagged facts

Description : Can you tell me/us one fact of the Kennedy (broader) family?

Last Answer : I met Kathleen Kennedy, Robert’s daughter, when I was in college. She had been the roommate in private school of someone in my dorm. I believe one of that generation is an anti-vaxxer – Robert Kennedy III, maybe? (Not sure if I broke your rule – did you want only the nice people to answer?)

Description : Is Snopes a reliable fact checker?

Last Answer : I like Snopes, I usually find them to be pretty fair, and often they cite reputable sources. I usually hear that they “have an agenda” by angry people (of both sides) who simply don’t agree and don’t want to listen.

Description : The White House has barred reporter Jim Acosta with CNN from reporting from the White House. Should reporters be banned from asking hard hitting questions?

Last Answer : There’s ONLY a problem when trump feels uncomfortable being truthful…aka dodging questions in order to suppress the truth!!!

Description : Can you make up a fact that sounds 100% believable?

Last Answer : NASA can easily achieve manned landings on Uranus, but no astronaut is willing to say that he visited there….

Description : Are facts truly relevant when someone wishes to believe them?

Last Answer : Hypocrisy_Central GQ! I have a lot to say this, but I’m on my phone right now. I’ll be back later this evening or in the morning with a long detailed reply.

Description : Why still wear a bra when facts show they provide no benefit against ptosis in most women?

Last Answer : answer:Dude, this is, like, the third time you've asked this question. I have tiny A cup boobs but even for me it hurts to walk up and down stairs or to run without a bra ... passed over for job opportunities, etc. because it is currently considered unprofessional or rude to show nipple dimples.

Description : When one chooses a stance or takes a position don’t they always manage to find evidence to validate it?

Last Answer : Yes. Not all “evidence” is equal, though.

Description : Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise?

Last Answer : BIG difference in taste! Miracle Whip is sweeter. Mix up some tuna fish for your lunch sandwiches. In one bowl use Mayo, the other bowl Miracle Whip. You’ll taste the difference!!!

Description : What is your opinion on Communism?

Last Answer : answer:Short term, it sounds enticing and positive. Long term, it always fails. It has to, because human are humans, and not all alike.

Description : Do you ever think about the origin of countries?

Last Answer : Sometimes, like who invented Italy & why is it shaped like a big boot?

Description : Doesn't common sense tell us that this Universe isn't ruled by common sense?

Last Answer : answer: common sense tells us that there's a first time for everything, right? Not sure I agree with this, as a kid growing up I was always out for adventures and I learned valuable experiences that ... can simplify what you're asking? I'm really just trying to feel this question out at this point

Description : What are some embarrassing facts about you?

Last Answer : answer:Wow, way to open yourself to the collective, @Katniss :-p On a somewhat similar note, people rag on me when they find out I like Savage Garden, but I continue to adore them. Their ... -poppy for my taste. I'll save some other embarrassing factoids for @ETPro's next TGIF NSFW question.

Description : Are you biased?

Last Answer : answer:It's typically not the evidence that is in question but rather the interpretation of it. I generally stick to political questions and there is virtually always evidence to bolster either point of view. I ... 't like. I try not to ignore any of them but I suspect our interpretation may vary.

Description : What works best for you to memorize something?

Last Answer : I often wonder how actors learn so many lines. But what has worked for me in the past was to do a mind map . I'd take an A5 sheet and place key words on it, then stick it in the ... eventually the memory was firmly placed in my mind. Repetition though, does also help, and is probably used the most.

Description : What is the one thing about yourself that you would like me to know?

Last Answer : I’m the Community Manager here at Fluther, and I’m a redhead.

Description : Who has had enough of Fluther's lies?

Last Answer : And if anyone says “Fact from fiction…..blah blah blah” I will hunt you down and shake you until your teeth rattle!

Description : What is the weirdest, random fact you know?

Last Answer : The US. national debt has climbed to $14.3 trillion. In $1,000 bills, it would now be more than 900 miles tall. In $1 bills, the pile would reach to the moon and back twice.

Description : What would be a good source to find information about Iran?

Last Answer : Wikipedia

Description : Which version of problem-solving method should I choose to keep my self-esteem due to almost-discovered lies?

Last Answer : answer:Which version should you choose? Do what you think is right.

Description : Why do people love normal when it benefits them, but question or ignore it when it does not?

Last Answer : answer:Normal means: conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. Likewise, abnormal means: not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard. ... just as we have to describe some things as natural . Otherwise these terms have no meaning.

Description : Is there a way to determine if a statement is a statement that can be right or wrong and not a statement that has pros and cons to it?

Last Answer : answer:The statements you give as examples cannot be measured in any useful way. The Yankees are the best team in Baseball! is similar; opinions (and interpretations of facts) are like that. Religious, ... is key. Opinions can have pros and cons to them, but asserted facts can be right or wrong.

Description : Are you any good at Jelly Jeopardy?

Last Answer : answer:Category: Users Is the user that repeats a pheonix-like regeneration periodically to renew his gains on the site. too lazy to google yours

Description : Teach me something obscure yet somewhat useful that you know?

Last Answer : Chocolate was smoked before it was eaten.

Description : Do you believe people would rather hear a truth they don’t like, or live with a lie they know isn’t true?

Last Answer : answer:Most people shield themselves from pain, which may be hypocritical but necessary to be able to move on and still enjoy life and not be crippled by self loathing. People could never learn anything from ... but it may be as much truth as they can handle at that time. Everything in moderation

Description : Is an opinion wrong when it goes against the facts?

Last Answer : The opinion you state above is normative, whereas the facts you are citing are descriptive. These are two different categories that cannot directly contradict one another.

Description : I bet you never knew ___________, what exactly?

Last Answer : I bet you never knew there are 332 dimples on a golf ball.

Description : When is a "know it all" actually a know it all?

Last Answer : The guy is insecure. Instead of commenting on how impressed he is with your knowledge, he feels overshadowed by it.

Description : When does a pond stop being a pond and become a lake?

Last Answer : When it gets too big for it’s beaches ;)

Description : Is 'possession' real (how about in the USA)?

Last Answer : answer:There is a glaring lack of evidence for the existence of possession. Survey says… no.

Description : Can you base an assertion or a belief on the fact that the opposing argument or arguments does not have clear evidence to support it, and that fact alone (DETAILS FOLLOW)?

Last Answer : answer:Criminal convictions (at least in the US) are a binary thing: guilty or not guilty. No shading. So a jury that returns a not guilty verdict has reasonable doubt about the charge (the exact ... . That would be a refutation of a bad argument with an equally bad assertion on the other side.

Description : What is truth?

Last Answer : There can only be one truth. It is not relative. “The sky is blue” is truth. That’s absolute. How can it be relative? If another person goes to say it’s green, that would be a lie. Truth and lie is like black and white. There is no grey area that’s relative

Description : Are humans acrophobic in nature?

Last Answer : I think what needs to be determined firstly is the difference between a persons survival instinct and a phobia. A phobia is defined as a type of disorder in which the affected individual ... and is still apprehensive of the possibility of falling but disregards this in favour of excitement.

Description : What are 4 facts about the bow(music)

Last Answer : I’m guessing this is homework?

Description : What is a fact that you would expect everyone in the world to know?

Last Answer : Grass is green.

Description : What is one random at least semi interesting fact you know about your hometown?

Last Answer : Carpets used to be made there, but not any more and the factory is now derelict.

Description : Do you agree with these sayings?

Last Answer : 100% agree with you. Especially the light at the end of the tunnel.

Description : Not mentioning a fact you were not asked about is equal to lying about it?

Last Answer : I’m not a Catholic but aren’t there sins of commission and sins of omission?

Description : How do you draw the line between being a good ideologue and a bad one?

Last Answer : I think the whole trick is to know when to walk away from such a debate. I have not been blessed with that wisdom yet.

Description : How would you differentiate between "Mind" & "Soul"?

Last Answer : I tend to not believe in the soul and to see the mind as a function of our experience in the world. So what we have seen and what we expect to see and feel forms the basis of our mind – and, therefore, our actions.

Description : How do you know if your news sources are credible?

Last Answer : I think after you've watched mainstream news for a while, you can kind of read between the lines. I like NPR, PBS, and BBC, too, but even NPR is sometimes not totally clean. If it is an ... happening. I suggest reading It's Our Turn to Eat by Michela Wrong. I think you'll find it interesting.

Description : How much do you value your "gut" instincts?

Last Answer : all the time. more than 80% of what i do is on instinct. I dont even notice when i drive anymore.

Description : What fact blows your mind every time you think about it?

Last Answer : The human skeleton weighs around 20 pounds. Always makes me feel morbidly obese.

Description : Are snapple facts true?

Last Answer : I read on a Snapple cap that 100% of Snapple facts are true. For whatever that’s worth….

Description : What's the most recent gem of knowledge you picked up?

Last Answer : That my new cat turns into a hungry saber-toothed tiger when I try to clip his claws.

Description : Are all Snapple facts true?

Last Answer : This Washington Post reporter says they are true.

Description : What boggles your mind?

Last Answer : When the media reports on Bush’s overall job approval, they always make a point of saying how low it is. It’s always boggled my mind that anyone at all approves of the job he is doing. Just who are these 3 out of 10 people and just what have they been smoking?

Description : Do you think NASA faked the moon landings in the 60's?

Last Answer : No. You’re an idiot if you do.

Description : Is it dangerous to consider something traditionally regarded as a PROBLEM as a FACT?

Last Answer : Does anyone else understand?

Description : Is it possible to tell someone's gender by the smell of there breath?

Last Answer : Body odour yes since men have more stronger odour.

Description : What information can a forensic scientist determine from a human hair? 

Last Answer : A single strand of human hair can identify the age and sex of the owner, drugs and narcotics the individual has used (up to 90 days previously), and, through DNA evaluation and sample comparisons, from whose head the hair came.