Daily True or False
June 17, 2026

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.

Joe Perry left in 1979, but was replaced by Jimmy Crespo, not Jimmy Page.

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.

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.

Walt Disney was a TV content producer, not an investor in television technology. He partnered with ABC to create shows like 'Disneyland' to fund his theme park, but did not invest in or develop TV hardware or infrastructure.

Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks contain thousands of pages of reverse script, readable in a mirror. He likely used this as a left-handed person to avoid smudging ink or to keep his ideas private.

Saltwater crocodile has no venom glands. Its bite relies on immense crushing force, not toxins, to subdue prey.

Ming dynasty texts describe treasure ships up to 440 feet long, though modern scholars debate whether such large wooden vessels could have been built at the time.

She used Buddhist prophecies to legitimize her rule and funded many temples, shifting state favor from Confucian scholars.

Caravaggio died in 1610 when Artemisia was 17; she was influenced by his style but never studied under him. Her teacher was her father, Orazio.