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doc/Factoids.md: improve "formatting lengthy code factoids" section

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#### Formatting and editing lengthy Code Factoids
The poll Code Factoid examples got pretty long, didn't they? It can be quite
difficult read them with the [`factshow`](#factshow) command.
difficult read them with the [`factshow`](#factshow) command. Editing them in
your IRC client can be awkward, too. What if you could use your local system's
text editor instead? And then upload the text to a Web-based paste site whose
URL you can give to PBot to update the factoid? Guess what? You can!
Fortunately, the [`factadd`](#factadd) command accepts a `-url` option that allows you
The [`factadd`](#factadd) command accepts a `-url` option that allows you
to set PBot factoid contents from an external Web-based text paste site. This
allows you to use your local text editor to craft Code Factoids that contain
line-breaks and indentation. You may combine this with the `-f` option to