Daily True or False
September 16, 2026

Courbet was largely self-taught and studied under other minor artists; he never trained with Delacroix and openly criticized Romanticism.

While iconic, the first blues Grammy Hall of Fame inductee was actually 'The Thrill Is Gone' by B.B. King in 1998.

No cycling race lasted that long. The longest cycling event in 1896 was the 100 km race, which took about 3.5 hours. The 12-hour myth likely stems from early endurance events.

Some female tarantulas, such as the Mexican red knee, have lifespans exceeding 20 years in captivity, while males typically live only a few years.

Hiroshige was incredibly prolific, with estimates of his total print output ranging from 5,000 to over 10,000, including multiple famous series.

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.

In 1928, the Brâncuși v. United States decision ruled that 'Bird in Space' was a work of art, exempting it from customs duties and establishing an important precedent for modern art.

Tarantulas are arachnids, not insects. They have eight legs, two body segments, and eight eyes, unlike insects which have six legs.

Hiroshige studied under Utagawa Toyohiro, not Hokusai. While both were major ukiyo-e artists, they were contemporaries, with no student-teacher relationship.

Penicillin inhibits enzymes that build bacterial cell walls, leading to osmotic lysis—bacteria literally pop.