factoid

[Мария Макашина]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести.

Слово встречается в следующем контексте: "A few factoids: ..."

Заранее спасибо

[nephew]

1. an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print 2. a briefly stated and usually trivial fact. MW

у вас скорее второе значение, "несколько фактиков", "несколько любопытных (но бесполезных) фактов"

[Alex Nord]

The “-oid” ending in English is normally added to a word to indicate that an item is not the real thing. A humanoid is not quite human. Originally “factoid” was an ironic term indicating that the “fact” being offered was not actually factual. However, CNN and other sources have taken to treating the “-oid” as if it were a mere diminutive, and using the term to mean “trivial but true fact.” As a result, the definition of “factoid” is hopelessly confused and it’s probably better to avoid using the term altogether.

[DAINETA]

http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/factoid.html надо бы ссылку дать.....