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I'm looking for a word that I can use to start a sentence which would indicate that the rest of the sentence gives information which isn't really important.

For example:

If you want to know, I saw that same black car yesterday on the parking lot.

The only word I could think of is the word Informatively but it doesn't really have the same tone like in the example.

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    Incidentally? .
    – user3065
    Commented Dec 30, 2016 at 19:18
  • FYI, BTW, FWIW,...
    – Drew
    Commented Dec 30, 2016 at 21:05
  • As a matter of general information, I saw that same black car...
    – WS2
    Commented Dec 30, 2016 at 22:21
  • Verily.. . Commented Dec 31, 2016 at 1:44

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I can think of a few ways to start the sentence,

  • Interestingly enough
  • Believe it or not
  • Incidentally/By the way

Interestingly enough can be used to "introduce a piece of information that the speaker finds surprising and interesting" (Cambridge Dictionary).

Interestingly enough, I saw that same black car yesterday on the parking lot.

Believe it or not means "you may choose to accept something as true or not; it may seem amazing but it's true" (The Free Dictionary).

Believe it or not, I saw that same black car yesterday on the parking lot.

Merriam Webster defines incidentally as "by way of interjection or digression : by the way".

Incidentally, I saw that same black car yesterday on the parking lot.

By the way, I saw that same black car yesterday on the parking lot.

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