Daily True or False
May 12, 2026

He wore #23 because it was roughly half of his brother Larry's number, 45, but he chose it as his own approximation, not exactly half. This is a common misinterpretation.

Curie's lab was not secret or underground. She worked at the University of Paris, and later the Radium Institute was built for her research with government support.

Despite her prolific career, Streep has avoided superhero franchises. She has never acted in a Marvel or DC film, making her one of the few A-listers without a comic book movie credit.

She and Pierre worked in a leaky, unheated shed at the University of Paris. It was there they isolated radium and polonium.

While private, Armstrong still gave speeches, served on commissions, and appeared at events. He simply avoided the media circus and endorsements.

He was an accomplished musician and even crafted his own instruments. He was first employed by the Duke of Milan as a musician and entertainer.

In 2017, a jury awarded her $1 in damages in her countersuit against David Mueller, whom she accused of groping her during a meet-and-greet. She sought the symbolic amount to send a message.

No such offer exists in any biography or NASA record. This myth likely stems from a parody article, but Armstrong's voice was notably calm, not deep.

In his youth, Jobs followed extreme fruitarian diets. He ate so many carrots and oranges that his skin took on a slight orange tint from beta-carotene.

Leonardo sketched an 'aerial screw' but never built it; a working helicopter wasn't possible until the 20th century.