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"Factoids" are based on studies - some of which may be controlversial - and results are not intended to diagnose disease or medical conditions, and do not serve the purpose of medical advice.
How do you find a diet and nutrition facts dabase online? 2009
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Each issue had a two-page spread (if I remember correctly) called "Factoids" with cartoonishly-illustrated fun facts.
"factoid" Roger Sutton 2007
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Factoids: Report says Media CEO pay rose 27% last year, compared to rise of 2.1% for workers those that still have jobs.
Richard Valeriani: Aug. 16, 2011, News Update Richard Valeriani 2011
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Factoids that magically fit a highly desired government narrative -- painting bin Laden as a coward living in a million dollar mansion -- shout exaggeration and spin.
Jonathan Littman: Foggy White House Storytelling Jonathan Littman 2011
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Factoids that magically fit a highly desired government narrative -- painting bin Laden as a coward living in a million dollar mansion -- shout exaggeration and spin.
Jonathan Littman: Foggy White House Storytelling Jonathan Littman 2011
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Factoids: Report says Media CEO pay rose 27% last year, compared to rise of 2.1% for workers those that still have jobs.
Richard Valeriani: Aug. 16, 2011, News Update Richard Valeriani 2011
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Other interesting Factoids: JFK never kissed her on the lips, but he did spend many hours taking baths with her and a slew of rubber duckies, named after family members.
Myra Chanin: Mimi Alford's Hymen Sacrificed on the Altar of History Myra Chanin 2012
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Factoids abound throughout this latest "little book": There are, for instance, around 6,000 languages in the world.
David Crystal's 'A Little Book of Language,' reviewed by Michael Dirda 2010
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Factoids are tidbits of information students are expected to hold in their heads and plug as answers into the correct questions on the test.
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Factoids are tidbits of information students are expected to hold in their heads and plug as answers into the correct questions on the test.
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