This can be traced to CNN Headline News in 1991, which put "factoid" in common culture. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n13g2Ae1GiU https://m.youtube.com/watch?

This can be traced to CNN Headline News in 1991, which put "factoid" in common culture. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n13g2Ae1GiU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n13g2Ae1GiU There it was used to mean silly facts. I'm not sure "small fact" is the common use. I'd say "I had cereal for breakfast" is a "small" fact, but not a "factoid" in that sense.