Random Fact
On this day in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was officially opened. This major throughway between New York City and New Jersey runs under the Hudson River. Before it was built, the only way to get across in an automobile was by ferry. There was an earlier railroad tunnel, but the Lincoln Tunnel and modern-day George Washington Bridge were yet to come.
Random Fact
Beetles make up the largest order in the animal kingdom — about 250,000 species of the insect. One of every three animals is a beetle. Many can fly and they range in size from very small to six inches long. They have hard, armor-like cases that protect the wings when they are not flying. Though some types of beetle recycle dead plant and animal material, there are quite a few that are a pest to humans and that destroy plants. Beetles lay eggs which hatch into larvae (grubs) and usually mature within a year. They are the longest-lived of all insects. Beetles dislike light and only a few, like ladybugs, don’t mind being seen.
Shawnee Smith, born July 3, 1970, is an American actress and musician. She is well known for her roles in the Saw film series and the CBS sitcom Becker. Smith once fronted the band Fydolla Ho, with which she toured the United States and the UK, and is also the other half of Smith & Pyle, a desert country-rock band, with actress Missi Pyle.
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