Daily True or False
July 16, 2026

This surrealist photograph features a woman's back with f-holes drawn on it, referencing the painter Ingres. Man Ray made it in 1924.

While short-grain rice like Bomba is traditional for paella, it is not an absolute rule; some variations use medium-grain or even long-grain rice, though less ideal. The 'always/never' claim is too strict.

That famous altered Mona Lisa, titled 'L.H.O.O.Q.', was created by Marcel Duchamp in 1919, not by Man Ray.

Max Ernst invented frottage in 1925 after being inspired by the texture of floorboards. This method became a key Surrealist technique.

John Singer Sargent was born in 1856 in Florence, Italy. His parents were American expatriates, and he spent much of his childhood traveling in Europe.

Piranha are strictly freshwater fish, inhabiting rivers and lakes in South America. They cannot survive in saltwater oceans.

In response to the Dust Bowl, the U.S. government created the Soil Conservation Service (now NRCS) in 1935, which advocated for contour plowing, terracing, and other erosion prevention methods.

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were rivals, not friends. They had a public feud, with Michelangelo mocking da Vinci's inability to finish works. No record of collaboration exists.

This explicit realist painting of a female nude was privately owned for over a century and first shown to the public at the Musée d'Orsay in 1995.

John Singer Sargent was best known for his portrait paintings. While he did paint landscapes and watercolors, portraiture was his central focus and the source of his fame.