That’s the fun part!
Factoid kind of became a factoid (I know there’s an actual etymological term for this but I can’t remember it)
I believe its original definition was an assumption thats circulated enough its assumed as fact.
ie many “wives tales”
But now the definition you gave has been assumed so much it has become fact!
See? Fun!
I thought a factoid was simply the term for those quick fun facts.
Like how magenta doesn’t actually exist and it’s a glitch in your brain because it can’t process a lack of green so it creates magenta.
So yeah I thought factoids were true but now I know better.
That’s the fun part! Factoid kind of became a factoid (I know there’s an actual etymological term for this but I can’t remember it) I believe its original definition was an assumption thats circulated enough its assumed as fact. ie many “wives tales” But now the definition you gave has been assumed so much it has become fact! See? Fun!
Language is weird and dumb sometimes