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 ...

Rank of "listening to music" on list of top stress busters: Rank of "watching TV": Rank of "reading a book": 6 Percentage of Americans who are vegetarian: 1 Percentage of people who often order a ...

Taylor Swift is checking off boxes on her Wi$h Li$t this month. While ushering in the holiday season—and a new docuseries—the Grammy winner is also celebrating ...

The Recording Industry of America announced its annual tally of the most successful albums and songs of the year, and it should serve as no surprise that Taylor Swift obliterated all competitors by ...

"Consciousness," although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one's surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track ...

Scientists believe they’ve found evidence that life on Earth is over a billion years older than anyone believed was realistic. New research used machine learning to scan ancient meteorites and fossils ...

The cast of The Facts of Life pose for a photo with their arms on each other's shoulders, standing in a line. Image via NBC In a world completely divided, the comfort watch is a miracle. Times may ...

Impressing Tyler Perry with her survival skills, becoming a "Coco Mama," and doing what Ross never could by turning down Rachel. Lisa Whelchel's story didn't end when she stopped playing Blair on "The ...

The Facts of Life was one of the biggest breakout sitcoms of the 1980s. Rae sadly died in 2018 after being diagnosed with bone cancer. Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting ...