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92 points mikece | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Svip ◴[15 Jul 25 09:19 UTC] No.44569385[source]▶
What's the usage of the word 'factoid' when its use is clearly to just say 'fact'; considering the word 'factoid' actually means something that looks like a fact, but is ­– in fact – false? The fact that it should mean 'false fact' but may be used as 'true fact', makes the opening of this piece rather confusing.
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thunderbong ◴[15 Jul 25 09:30 UTC] No.44569456[source]▶
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factoid

I was only familiar with the second definition -

- a briefly stated and usually trivial fact

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1. happymellon ◴[15 Jul 25 12:47 UTC] No.44570579[source]▶
I was only familiar with the first for a long time, until I realised that other people were using it in the same manner as literally.