According to one study by the American Sociological Association, more young black men have done prison time than have served in the military or earned a college degree.

Port wine and chocolate go well together.

Sturdy shoes first came into widespread use between 40,000 and 26,000 years ago. The oldest shoes in the world are about 9,000 years old, and they’re from California.

Female bottlenose dolphins are taught by their mothers to use marine sponges to look for food.

A second look at some 40-million-year-old fossils suggests that the closest living relative of whales is the hippo.

This article appears in December 2 • 2005.

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