Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
FACTOID
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
Etymology
Noun
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
Usage notes
The more recent and contradictory meaning “minor fact” is gradually supplanting the original sense.
Source: Wiktionary
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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