Daily True or False
May 17, 2026

Dolphins are conscious breathers; they must decide to take each breath, which is why they never fully sleep and only rest half their brain at a time.

Sushi actually means 'sour rice,' referring to the vinegared rice. Raw fish is called sashimi. This is a very common mix-up.

Bottlenose dolphins pass the mirror self-recognition test, joining only a few species like great apes and elephants.

Julian Gough, an Irish novelist, wrote the End Poem. Notch paid him for it—it's not procedural or random text.

Over-kneading can toughen dough; many recipes require only 8-10 minutes. Some no-knead methods resting overnight work fine.

Her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. Ève was a writer and diplomat, not a scientist.

Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons in 1994 but struck out 114 times in 436 at-bats. He hit .202 with 3 home runs.

The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 2015, becoming her third number-one single from the '1989' album.

Meryl Streep was offered the role but declined because she found the story too disturbing. Jodie Foster accepted it and won an Oscar.

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.