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 ...

A young margay wandered into a residential backyard here, prompting a swift rescue by environmental officials who found the wildcat in an oddly calm state. The incident unfolded on November 5 when a ...

Since the very beginning, Mental Floss has been dedicated to dredging up fascinating facts from across a broad range of topics—we’ve covered everything from strange animal stories to weird historical ...

We followed the trail of one of the most fascinating wild cats out there - the margay. Agile, elusive, and almost unreal, this cat moves through the trees like a monkey. In this episode, we explore ...

Wildcats come in all shapes and sizes, but Latin America is home to some of the cutest—like the margay, ocelot, oncilla, kodkod and tirica. Here’s a closer look at these species. A mysterious stray ...

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, ...

Margay is the Christopher Columbus of cats. She likes to explore and is small enough to fit in even the tightest spaces. She's very small, weighing only 6 pounds, which makes her very fast and funny ...

Cephalopods, like humans, have camera-like eyes that focus light with a lens. The two-spot octopus gets its name from the ocelli, or iridescent blue spots, which are false eyes to startle predators ...

Presidents Day is here. It's a day to commemorate the nation's 46 chief executives dating back to the face of the one-dollar bill. There's a lot to know about the first president from his successful ...