"fun fact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fun facts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fun fact (plural fun facts)
  1. (set phrase) A short fact that is usually about something irrelevant to the general context; trivia. Translations (Translations): hauska seikka (Finnish), Funfact [masculine] (German), ciekawostka [feminine] (Polish), curiosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), заба́вный факт (zabávnyj fakt) [masculine] (Russian), фанфа́кт (fanfákt) [Internet, masculine] (Russian), dato curioso [masculine] (Spanish), ¿sabías que...? [masculine] (Spanish), ilginç bilgi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fun_fact-en-noun-pkR6gNT~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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