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Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Throughout the event, Broadway Votes will keep the hosts and viewers up to date with election reminders and factoids as the day goes on, according to a press release.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Cute factoid: Charlotte Brontë wrote the novel under the pen name Currer Bell.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
One factoid in the article of particular interest pointed out that OpenAI partner Microsoft would get an even earlier jump on its competitors by offering Orion to Azure customers in November.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Throughout the event, Broadway Votes will keep the hosts and viewers up to date with election reminders and factoids as the day goes on, according to a press release.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Cute factoid: Charlotte Brontë wrote the novel under the pen name Currer Bell.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
One factoid in the article of particular interest pointed out that OpenAI partner Microsoft would get an even earlier jump on its competitors by offering Orion to Azure customers in November.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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That's a common misconception because, of course, famously Nosferatu was made without getting the rights to Dracula and Stoker's [estate] sued them for copyright infringement—tried to get the film destroyed, almost succeeded.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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Beyond tackling the prominent misconception that there were no more Indigenous people in the region, Abbott faced a multitude of challenges to increasing tribe membership.Andrea Durán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Zucker kicked things off in the book’s foreword writing about seeing and collecting pointed diamonds from the 15th century and earlier — a point that helped Fasel to unlock a myth that engagement rings are an invention of the 20th century.Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Read more What People Think Opinion related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill: Debunking the myth of the military welfare queen You’re all caught up.Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Here's how many Friday the 13th days there were in 2024, how many there will be next year, and a look at the history and superstitions to look out for on Friday the 13th.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Friday the 13th superstitions Here are some common superstitions associated with bad luck on Friday the 13th: Breaking a mirror: Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck, so handle glass carefully today.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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The argument that somehow voters in more populous states are disenfranchised is also a fallacy.Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
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These principles are derived from industries with zero tolerance for accidents and errors, such as space exploration and commercial aviation.Caitlin Rivers, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Bears, however, made several unforced errors that set their offense back.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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As the first Black winner of a RITA Award for romantic fiction, Ryan has written bestselling books that showcase beautiful, multifaceted, and nuanced characters.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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On the power of seeing and being seen. … Paperback fiction 1.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Badawi, having traveled to more than 34 African countries, dismantles many untruths in this prolific book.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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Social media appears to be just as effective in spreading untruths and even ethnic barbs in Ethiopia.James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2016
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With scary precision, the playwright captures the delusion that roots itself in families who use faith to control.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Corcoran is under the paranoid delusion that prison guards are torturing him with sound waves.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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