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		hyperbolablabla 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer A factoid is a fact commonly thought to be true, but is actually false.

phronimos 24 days ago [–]

There are two definitions of the word according to Merriam-Webster. The second one is used accurately here.

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