Factoid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A factoid is a spurious—unverified, incorrect, or fabricated—statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no veracity. The word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as "something which beco...
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The “-oid” ending in English is normally added to a word to indicate that an item is not the real thing. A humanoid is not quite human. However, CNN and other sources have taken to treating the “-oid” as if it were a mere diminutive, and using the term to mean “trivial but true ... Return to list of errors;
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Definition of factoid from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "Factoid" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Definition of factoid in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of factoid. Pronunciation of factoid. Translations of factoid. factoid synonyms, factoid antonyms. Information about factoid in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Noun 1. factoid - something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented)
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Miscanthus is a tall perennial grass that has been evaluated in Europe during the past 5-10 years as a new bioenergy crop. Most of the miscanthus cultivars proposed as a commercial crop in Europe are sterile hybrids (Miscanthus x giganteus) which originated in Japan. ... Mature stand of Miscanthus x giganteus,
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Factoids! Fun Facts to amuse and inspire students and colleagues ... US per capita consumption of sweeteners including sugar, syrups, honey (and Valentine's candy) increased from 137 pounds in 1990 to 158 pounds in 1999. SOURCE: US Census Bureau ... Americans consumed 76 billion pounds of red meat and poultry in the year 2000,
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Mack Reed: Online consultant in new media, citizen journalism, community development and information architecture. ... NOTE: <<<; This site uses Cascading Style Sheets and works best in Netscape 6+ and IE 5+. If you're using Netscape 4.x, it's time to upgrade.
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Examples: It is commonly believed in the Australian city of Mount Isa that their city, in terms of its area, is the worlds largest or second largest city. In reality Mount Isa isnt even the largest city in Australia and there are several larger cities around the world. ... CATEGORIES ABOUT FACTOID...
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June 19, 2008 ... Rabbit Ears Bite the Dust ... On February, 17, 2009, all full power TV stations will transition to digital television and cease broadcasting analog programming. If you don’t have a digital TV and still rely on rabbit ears or an antenna, then you’ll need a digital-to-analog converter box.
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