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thunderbong
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factoid
I was only familiar with the second definition -
- a briefly stated and usually trivial fact
happymellon
on July 15, 2025
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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.
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I was only familiar with the second definition -
- a briefly stated and usually trivial fact