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Hmm. I'd only thought of "factoid" in the sense of the B definition: > a little-known bit of information; trivial but interesting data It hadn't occured to me
by Tao3300 4y ago
Hmm. I'd only thought of "factoid" in the sense of the B definition:
> a little-known bit of information; trivial but interesting data
It hadn't occured to me until seeing it used here that it also suggests something resembling fact that isn't necessarily, which seems to be the original meaning.
- trentgreene 4y agoFWIW, I did google it, and in Caravaggio's case we know some of the women's names who he used as models (and their occupation did seem to line up with what's suggested by the factoid).