Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946 and grew up in a small cabin in rural Tennessee. You can visit a replica of it ...

Piyush Goyal concludes Brussels visit, highlighting confidence in reaching an early conclusion for the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.

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 ...

It's been over 30 years since "Home Alone" premiered, but it remains a beloved holiday classic. Fans may not know that Macaulay Culkin improvised one of the film's most iconic moments. The cast almost ...

We know, we know - history can seem like a dud. Learning about people who aren't even on this Earth anymore - their birth, experiences, failures, and all those things - can look boring. And sometimes ...

Belgium is between Tilton and Westville along Illinois Route 1. Patty Fender, left, and others look at items up for auction recently at Glory Daze Auction House in Belgium. Some of the items up for ...

What’s the best way to soak up knowledge? Some may argue that this requires spending your days in the library, reading countless books on a wide range of topics. Others might say that it’s best to get ...

They believed what about brown cows? The first thing sold online was… hold on, am I reading that right? Here are 25 fun facts about history… ...

We live in an intriguing world full of odd stories, unusual discoveries, and facts that feel stranger than fiction. And while we’ll never learn everything out there, it’s always fun to scroll through ...

Santa inspired by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop known for kindness and secret gift-giving. Santa's red suit popularized by Coca-Cola, earlier depictions showed him in bishop's attire. Santa's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ready to feel old? People born the day Kelly Clarkson won American Idol Season 1 will be able to rent cars soon. It's easy to ...