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Re:Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to ... by tshanmu on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:35PM (#27990036)
Nitpick: factoids are unverified and mostly inaccurate and false. Facts are true.

Edit: corrected factoid definition to be a bit more accurate.

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Re:Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to ... by thioordc on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:38PM (#27990077)
Isn’t what you just said technically a factoid?
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Re:Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to ... by superdisk on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:39PM (#27990082)
How is this a nitpick? He used the word factoid correctly.
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