FACTLET (19)

 Logorrhea
   Here are the earliest definitions of the word as found in the Oxford English Dictionary:
1902–
Excessive volubility accompanying some forms of mental illness; also gen., an excessive flow of words, prolixity.
1902
Logorrhea refers to the excessive flow of words, a common symptom in cases of mania.
1907 In the case of a man suffering from the insanity known as logorrhea the ideas come rapidly tumbling over each other.

   I looked up the definition of " logorrhea" because it appeared in this piece: "It’s Time to Talk About Donald Trump’s Logorrhea: How Many Polite Ways are There to Ask Whether the President of the United States is Losing It?, By Susan B. Glasser January 22, 2026, The Atlantic. Here is how it was used and the Factlet is in bold:
"Donald Trump is an editor’s nightmare and a psychiatrist’s dream. Amid all the coverage marking the first anniversary of his return to the White House, one story—which did not get the attention it deserved—stood out for me: a Times analysis of how much more the President has been talking and talking and talking. The findings? One million nine hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred and nine words in the Presidential appearances, as of January 20th—an increase of two hundred and forty-five per cent compared with the first year of Trump’s first term in office, back in 2017."

   I realize I recently said I would not bring up this 'subject' again, but technically it was brought up by someone else and you have to admit that the Factlet is an interesting one. Here the data are illustrated:

They are from this article, which indicates that Trump is talking far more this term than he did in his first. 

  The article also charts the use of particular words, geographic terms, company names and even superlatives. The article: "How Trump Is Talking Differently in His Second Term," Jonah Smith, Jan. 20, 2026, The New York Times. I am not sure how exactly the tabulations were made, but they seem to originate from this source: Roll Call's Factba.se. 
The Bonus: 
   Here is another interesting Factlet, found in a very good article in The New Yorker. The fact checkers at that magazine are known for their rigorous scrutiny. I wonder how long it took them to validate this statistic?
   "America’s busiest national park isn’t Yosemite or Yellowstone; it’s the Great Smoky Mountains, which straddles the heavily forested border of North Carolina and Tennessee. Half the country can drive there in a day."
   From: "The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park: In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and rafting adventures go wrong," Paige Williams, The New Yorker, Jan. 12, 2026.
P.S. About the fact checkers, see: "The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department," Zach Helfand, Aug. 25, 2025, The New Yorker.
  The last Factlet was about Menopause.