Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

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Talk about one old tourist attraction! This wheel was found in 2002, approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now housed in the city’s museum. Radiocarbon dating was ...

There’s a reason fun facts are called fun facts. It’s always entertaining to discover a new and interesting or shocking piece of trivia to share with your friends, family, partner, the mailperson, ...

Do you know what'll always save you from awkward silences at a work function? Or make you the shining star at any dinner party? A funny, interesting, and slightly niche fun fact. As it turns out, ...

With Pac-12 Football Media Day taking place Friday, conference sports researchers Greg Mroz and Jake Bramande put together a primer and list of fun facts about the participants. Ahead of Pac-12 ...

Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way ($34.95, 256 pages) is the beginner’s guide to applying statistics to real-world situations, with exercises that place the reader in fun and familiar hypothetical ...