How useless are these facts?

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I’m a fan of facts. I like to read short facts – you know, the “did you know” type. I enjoy browsing through them and pondering over their accuracy, how surprising they are and what kind of audience would appreciate them. I think it came from my early newsroom days.

Anyone who has worked in the editorial department of a magazine, newspaper or website (heck even radio and TV, I presume) will tell you that it is someone’s job to browse through databases of “quotable quotes” or “fun facts” and select them for page or airtime fillers.