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Genuine leather Bible Lovable coffee and end table books are easy conversation pieces that leave guests with both unique discussions and factoids from any round table gathering.
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Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
See Jayson’s full piece for more, which includes plenty of other interesting baseball time-travel factoids.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
One semi-hidden factoid is there used to be a walkway from the balcony to his writing room above the garage.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
See Jayson’s full piece for more, which includes plenty of other interesting baseball time-travel factoids.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Local Returns To Pacific Palisades To Find Home Destroyed By Fire By Leighton Woodhouse journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Oakland, California 3 There's a common misconception that beneath the asphalt, Los Angeles is a desert.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance perpetuates the misconception that listening is innate rather than cultivated.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Comprised of interviews with landlords, homeowners, real estate investors, and city officials, this book dispels the myths around the narratives that paint these Detroit homeowners as irresponsible.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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While this myth has been debunked by experts, professionals still advise against going to bed without drying your hair for a plethora of reasons.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the superstition and why so many people are choosing to add grapes to their New Year’s Eve rituals.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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But make sure to eat all 12, the superstition goes — otherwise, the luck can go sour.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has had much to say about Whorfian fallacies.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Susan Faludi’s 1991 book, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against America’s Women, was premised on the fallacy, expressed repeatedly in the American media of the time, that feminism’s fights had by that point been, essentially, won.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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There’s very little room for error if growth does not accelerate in the coming years.Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The film, which stars Dern, Justin Theroux, and Jeremy Irons, is another meditation on Hollywood, blurring the lines between layers of fiction and dizzyingly captured with a digital camcorder.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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This read will especially appeal to those who have an affinity for historical fiction authors like Vanessa Riley (Island Queen, Queen of Exiles), Piper Hughley (By Her Own Design, American Daughters), and Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies, The Personal Librarian).Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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The verb lie, lie, lied, which means to tell an untruth, is an intransitive verb not requiring an object.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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His persistent attacks against those who contradict his untruths or point out problems with his administration’s policies have created an atmosphere of fear that impedes bureaucrats from speaking up.Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
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As Sara’s delusions start to involve the game show’s host and live studio audience on TV start to mock her, her refrigarator also comes alive and attacks her.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
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Yet everything that goes up must come down, and hubris is one of the major symptoms of delusions of grandeur.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Factoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factoid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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