Daily True or False
September 2, 2026

The famous experiment is a myth. Historians agree Galileo likely used inclined planes for motion studies, and the tower story was popularized posthumously by his student Viviani without contemporary evidence.

Picasso died on April 8, 1973, at age 91. He did not reach 100.

Multiple contemporary letters describe the voyage, including Lorenzo Pasqualigo's August 1497 letter and Raimondo de Soncino's dispatch. John Day's letter is an important source, but it is not the sole one.

Cubism was developed by Picasso and Braque around 1907–1914, changing the course of modern art.

Marina Abramović was born on November 30, 1946, in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. This is confirmed in official biographies.

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

False: Serena reached world number 1 in doubles in June 2010, alongside her sister Venus. She has also won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, all with Venus.

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.

Hiroshige's family were low-ranking samurai, but his role was as a fire warden, not a warrior. He never served as a soldier or swordsman.

John Singer Sargent painted the series 'The Triumph of Religion' for the Boston Public Library between 1895 and 1919. This was one of his major non-portrait works.