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48 Years After Divorce, Couple Is Giving Marriage Another Shot

The happy couple. Lena Henderson and Roland Davis, who will marry again on Saturday. David Duprey/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

48 Years After Divorce, Couple Is Giving Marriage Another Shot

Lena Henderson and Roland Davis split in 1964, after 20 years of marriage. Nearly five decades later, they're coming together again on Saturday in Buffalo. "You never know what tomorrow is going to bring," says the bride.

48 Years After Divorce, Couple Is Giving Marriage Another Shot

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Sex, Love And Evolution: Making Hits On The 'Billboard' Charts

Taylor Swift in New York at Madison Square Garden in December 2009, a year in which she became very familiar with the top of the Billboard charts. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Sex, Love And Evolution: Making Hits On The 'Billboard' Charts

New research in psychology suggests that our favorite popular songs contain more messages about sex and reproduction than do less-favored songs. Is our evolved psyche at work here? Commentator Barbara J. King considers the evidence.