Merriam Webster -
factoid
DEFINITION
noun
1: an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print
2: a briefly stated and usually trivial fact
EXAMPLES
Printed on the back of each baseball card in Mikey’s collection was a chart showing the player’s statistics along with one or two interesting factoids about his career.
"Here's an interesting factoid: 'Mary Poppins' is the only Broadway show that debuted in the 2006-2007 theatrical season still in performance." -- From an Orlando Sentinel blog posting by Matt Palm, April 18, 2011
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