Is Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, three miles long?
The 8,140-acre island is closer to 2½ miles long. On March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River became a household name when Unit 2 was involved in the most serious U.S. nuclear power plant accident in history. Q: Was Rudolph Valentino the actual birth name of the silent film star? A: No. Rudolph Valentino was born Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D’Antonguolla to Giovanni and Beatrice Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Italy on May 6, 1895. He is the second of three children. Alberto is his older brother, Maria his younger sister. Valentino died in New York City on August 23, 1926. Coincidentally, along with Valentino the birth of film also occurred in 1895. Q: My nephew is constantly running, jumping, and yelling “Cowabunga!” I know he got it from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. “Cowabunga” sounds like a familiar word from my past. Can you help? A: Cowabunga was the nonsensical greeting exchanged by Buffalo Bob Smith
