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Factoid - Definition of Factoid at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Factoid. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Similarly, factoid originally referred to a piece of information that appears to be reliable or accurate, as from being repeated so often that...
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Factoid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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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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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March 10, 2008 ... Some of the greatest minds in technology and science have been, and still are located in Durham; creating life-changing innovations or things that make the day a little simpler. Here is a list of the most recent great things Durham minds have produced: ... Child proof bottle caps – Dr. Jay Arena at Duke...
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factoid n. Sense 1. A piece of unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual, often as part of a publicity effort, and that is then accepted as true because of frequent repetition. ... uddenly I remembered another puzzle, which I titled Factorial Factoid -- with no awareness of that...
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