Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksM to factoid - fascinating, bite-sized facts and trivia@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 days agoHumpback whales live off only their fat reserves for more than 5 months each year, as they migrate from their tropical breeding grounds to the Antarctic, to feed on krill.www.wwf.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkHumpback whales live off only their fat reserves for more than 5 months each year, as they migrate from their tropical breeding grounds to the Antarctic, to feed on krill.www.wwf.org.ukPraise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksM to factoid - fascinating, bite-sized facts and trivia@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarePraise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoA factoid is either a false statement presented as a fact, or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoYep and in general those that know what factoids are wouldn’t visit this community looking for things that are true. And since it has a “dual” definition (due to people misunderstanding it) it’s generally not a good name to use anyway.
A factoid is either a false statement presented as a fact, or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.
Yep and in general those that know what factoids are wouldn’t visit this community looking for things that are true. And since it has a “dual” definition (due to people misunderstanding it) it’s generally not a good name to use anyway.
It’s like a 50/50 community then?