Daily True or False
July 9, 2026

In the late 1630s, Artemisia Gentileschi joined her father in London and worked for King Charles I, painting commissions for the royal court.

The Cuban Missile Crisis is widely referred to as the '13 days.' It began when President Kennedy was informed of Soviet missile sites on October 16 and ended with Khrushchev's withdrawal announcement on October 28, a span of exactly 13 days.

Caravaggio had no known children. Artemisia's father was Orazio Gentileschi, a contemporary of Caravaggio but a different painter entirely.

Saltwater crocodiles are known to use their powerful tails to propel themselves vertically out of the water, enabling them to snatch prey such as birds from overhanging branches.

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

Saltwater crocodile has no venom glands. Its bite relies on immense crushing force, not toxins, to subdue prey.

Calder earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1919 before pursuing art.

He opened the first Armani Hotel in Dubai in 2010, followed by one in Milan, blending fashion with hospitality.

Max Ernst was drafted into the German army in 1914 and served as an artillery engineer, not a pilot. The war profoundly affected his later art.

Saltwater crocodile can only manage short bursts of about 10 miles per hour on land. Claims of 25 mph are exaggerated; they are faster in water.