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A factoid was originally defined to mean a false statement presented as a fact. In colloquial speech, it is often used to mean a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.
A common factoid is the incorrect claim that the Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.
Artificial structures visible from space without magnification include highways, dams, and cities.
Factoid
…A common factoid is the incorrect claim that the Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye. A factoid was originally defined to mean a false statement presented as a fact. In colloquial speech, it is often used to mean a true but brief or…
The region around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as seen from the Russian space station Mir in 1997
Greenhouses in the province of Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City, Utah, from the International Space Station in 2007