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October 16, 2026

10 true or false questions from this day's daily challenge. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Galileo never actually dropped balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to test gravity.

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✓ TRUE

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.

2.

Scorpion was the first host of the Venom symbiote.

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✗ FALSE

The Venom symbiote first bonded with Spider-Man, then famously with Eddie Brock. Scorpion (Mac Gargan) later became a host as Venom III, but was not the first.

3.

A tarantula's venom is generally not lethal to humans.

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Most tarantula venom is mild, comparable to a bee sting, and no species has caused a confirmed human fatality. Exceptions exist but are rare.

4.

Michelangelo was a close friend of Leonardo da Vinci.

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✗ FALSE

Michelangelo and Leonardo were intense rivals, not friends. They openly criticized each other's work and had a famously strained relationship.

5.

Hammerhead sharks can survive in freshwater environments for extended periods.

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✗ FALSE

Hammerhead sharks are strictly marine and cannot tolerate freshwater. Only a few shark species, like the bull shark, can survive in rivers and lakes.

6.

Dolphins can only breathe voluntarily, meaning they can't breathe automatically.

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Dolphins are conscious breathers; they must decide to take each breath, which is why they never fully sleep and only rest half their brain at a time.

7.

Keith Haring designed a mural for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

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Keith Haring created a large mural at the Olympic Park in Seoul for the 1988 Summer Olympics, featuring his iconic figures.

8.

Utagawa Hiroshige produced more than 5,000 woodblock prints during his lifetime.

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

9.

Man Ray painted a mustache and beard on the Mona Lisa.

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✗ FALSE

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

10.

Marina Abramović was a professor of performance art at Yale University for 15 years.

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✗ FALSE

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.

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