Daily True or False
August 28, 2026

This is false; Ibn Sina (Avicenna) made no such discovery. The fact that light travels faster than sound was observed since antiquity (e.g., lightning before thunder). The first measurement of light's speed was by Ole Rømer in 1676.

Max Ernst fled Europe during WWII, lived in the United States, and later returned to France, becoming a French citizen in 1958.

John Constable was born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, to a wealthy mill-owning family. This is a well-documented biographical fact.

After returning from his first retirement, Jordan lost to the Orlando Magic in the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals. He later won three more titles.

Hiroshige was born in Edo (now Tokyo), not Kyoto. He spent most of his life there and is strongly associated with the city.

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

John Singer Sargent remained an American citizen his entire life. Although he lived in England for many years, he never renounced his U.S. citizenship.

Alberto Giacometti was born on October 10, 1901, in Borgonovo, a hamlet near Stampa, Switzerland. His father was also a painter.

In 1529, Michelangelo was appointed to oversee the fortifications of Florence, which was under siege by Papal and Imperial forces.

Van Gogh sold 'The Red Vineyard' to Anna Boch in 1890 for 400 francs. This was the only confirmed sale of his work while he was alive.