Daily True or False
June 8, 2026

Wildebeest are indeed called gnus, a name derived from the Khoikhoi word for these antelopes.

Only New World tarantulas possess urticating hairs; Old World species lack them, relying on other defenses. Therefore, the blanket statement that all tarantulas have these hairs is incorrect.

The 'Flu Game' (1997 Finals Game 5) is legendary, but Jordan actually had food poisoning, not the flu. He scored 38 points, not 30.

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

Calder earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1919 before pursuing art.

On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas shot Warhol in The Factory. He suffered serious injuries but survived the assassination attempt.

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

Foals are born with temporary baby teeth, or deciduous teeth, which are gradually replaced by adult teeth over several years. Adult teeth aren't fully present until around age 5.

Max Ernst never attended the Bauhaus. He studied philosophy and art history at the University of Bonn and was largely self-taught as an artist.

In 1899 at his Colorado Springs lab, Tesla lit bulbs wirelessly near his experimental tower, demonstrating energy transfer through the ground and air.