Daily True or False
October 22, 2026

This iconic painting depicts the July Revolution of 1830 in France. Delacroix completed it in 1830 and exhibited it at the Salon of 1831.

The painting was destroyed in the 1945 bombing of Dresden; it never entered the Louvre, and only photographs of it remain.

Piranha are naturally found in South American river systems, particularly the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná basins. They are not native to other continents.

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.

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.

No tarantula species has venom fatal to humans. Their venom is generally mild; severe reactions are rare and usually from allergic responses.

Elon Musk appears as himself in Iron Man 2 (2010) at a Monaco party, where he talks to Tony Stark about an electric jet.

In response to the Dust Bowl, the U.S. government created the Soil Conservation Service (now NRCS) in 1935, which advocated for contour plowing, terracing, and other erosion prevention methods.

Hammerhead sharks are not among the most dangerous; they rarely attack humans. Species like the great white, tiger, and bull sharks are responsible for far more bites.

Indigenous groups in South America have historically used piranha teeth as cutting tools, blades, and in weapons due to their sharpness and durability.