factoid
(noun) a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
factoid
(noun) something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
Source: WordNet® 3.1
factoid (plural factoids)
An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media. [from 1973]
Synonym: misconception
Coordinate term: urban legend
(originally, North America) An interesting item of trivia; a minor fact.
Synonym: factlet
The more recent and contradictory meaning “minor fact” is gradually supplanting the original sense.
Source: Wiktionary
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
