Daily True or False
June 9, 2026

Hammerhead sharks are strictly marine and cannot tolerate freshwater. Only a few shark species, like the bull shark, can survive in rivers and lakes.

Hiroshige inherited the position of fire warden from his father and held it for many years before dedicating himself to art. He later passed the role to his son.

Hammerhead sharks possess ampullae of Lorenzini, electroreceptors that sense electric fields—including the faint heartbeat of hidden prey like stingrays.

Tarantulas are slow-moving ambush predators. The fastest spiders are species like giant house spiders or certain wolf spiders, not tarantulas.

This is a popular myth; no contemporary sources confirm it, and modern tests show it's highly impractical.

"The Fighting Temeraire" was painted by J.M.W. Turner in 1839. Constable specialized in rural landscapes, not naval battles, and never painted that work.

Ming dynasty texts describe treasure ships up to 440 feet long, though modern scholars debate whether such large wooden vessels could have been built at the time.

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.

'American Gothic' was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. Norman Rockwell is known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, not that iconic work.

President Gerald Ford awarded Calder the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976, recognizing his contributions to art.