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by xyzzy123 1128 days ago
IMHO facts "come to life" with more context, e.g:

* How do we know that fact / how was it measured or determined? How sure are we that the fact is true? How accurately / precisely do we know it?

* Who figured it out / generated / measured the fact? Why did they do that?

* What is the "distribution" the fact is drawn from? e.g. for "height of highest mountain", what are the next 3 tallest mountains, etc, what is deepest trench, how far to space? etc.