10 Fun Facts About Bacon

Thomas Dostal Developers BaconFest is coming up quick! Prepare yourself with some of these little known facts about bacon.

1. Bacon cures hangovers
2. Bacon and eggs are eaten together about 71% of the time
3. September 3rd is International Bacon Day
4. Bacon can help boost the intelligence of an unborn child. Pregnant ladies... eat up!
5. There is a bust of Kevin Bacon made entirely of bacon
6. About 11% of a pig's weight is bacon
7. Saint Anthony the Abbot has been dubbed the Patron Saint of Bacon
8. The average American consumes about 17.9 pounds of bacon every year
9. Denmark is the country that consumes the most pork
10. Bacon can actually be addictive

[Via Bacon Today and Bacon Nation]