Daily True or False
August 27, 2026

Warhol was born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh. He later dropped the 'a' from his surname.

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

Meryl Streep was indeed a cheerleader and homecoming queen at Bernards High School in New Jersey. She was also voted 'Most Likely to Succeed,' which proved prophetic.

Exhibited at the 1824 Paris Salon, "The Hay Wain" was awarded a gold medal by King Charles X, bringing Constable international acclaim.

Abramović taught performance art for many years at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, not at Yale. She has never held a professorship at Yale University.

Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894, in New York City, New York, not in Paris.

Saltwater crocodile possesses lingual salt glands that expel excess salt, enabling it to thrive in saltwater environments without dehydration.

The Calder Memorial Trophy is named after Frank Calder, the NHL's first president, not the sculptor Alexander Calder.

The telescope was invented around 1608 by Hans Lippershey, a Dutch eyeglass maker. Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, long before. He did design lens-grinding tools, however.

Piranhas produce sounds like barks and croaks by using muscles attached to their swim bladder. These vocalizations are used in aggressive encounters and courtship displays.