Daily True or False
July 8, 2026

'American Gothic' was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. Norman Rockwell is known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, not that iconic work.

Stick insects are not venomous and rarely bite. They are herbivorous and harmless to humans. Some species may spray irritants, but that is not venom nor a bite.

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.

The pandemic exhibited a W-shaped mortality curve with an unusual peak in young adults, likely due to a cytokine storm where strong immune systems overreacted, making that age group particularly vulnerable.

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

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

Man Ray was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1890. He later moved to Paris and spent most of his career there.

John Constable was born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, to a wealthy mill-owning family. This is a well-documented biographical fact.

This explicit realist painting of a female nude was privately owned for over a century and first shown to the public at the Musée d'Orsay in 1995.

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.