The oldest well in the Americas is in New Mexico, estimated at 13,500 years old.

“Jim Crow” was a fictional character from the 1820s created by a white entertainer, inspired by a song sung by an elderly black man, “Jump Jim Crow.”

According to a 2015 study at the University of Arizona, Native Americans drink less alcohol than whites.

Beluga whales blow bubbles to express companionship, to make “toys” to play with, and to express surprise.

Over 60,000 Airborne Folding Paratrooper Bicycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company between 1942 and 1945. The bike was used by both British and Canadian troops in major conflicts throughout World War II, including on D-Day and at the Battle of Arnhem in 1944.

This article appears in March 4 • 2016.

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