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Today's fact. During World War II, bacon was used in the production of explosives.
 
Today's fact. An avocado never ripens on the tree, allowing farmers to use the trees as natural storage to keep avocados fresh for up to seven months.
 
Today's fact. When Arch West, the inventor of Doritos, passed away in 2011 at the age of 97, his family chose to sprinkle Doritos in his grave as a tribute.
 
Today's fact. Canadian police officer Ward Clapham created a program that issues "positive tickets" to people for performing good deeds.
 
Today's fact. Benjamin Franklin did not lobby for the turkey to be the national bird of the U.S. However, he criticized the bald eagle as a bird of "bad moral character" and praised the turkey as "a much more respectable Bird."
 
Today's fact. Wax-modeling pioneer Madame Tussaud narrowly escaped execution by guillotine during the French Revolution.
 
Today's fact. Movie trailers got their name because they used to be shown after the movie.
 
Today's fact. France is the most visited country in the world.
 
Today's fact. Frederick Douglass was recognized as the most photographed American of the 19th century.
 
Today's fact. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compared Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day predictions to actual weather data. They found that between 2011 and 2020, the groundhog's forecasts were accurate about half the time.
 
Today's fact. In 1947, The New York Times observed that "Pizza could become as popular a snack as the hamburger if Americans were more familiar with it."
 
Today's fact. The concept of modern brunch was first introduced in 1895 as a meal specifically designed for recovering from a hangover.
 
Today's fact. The second-half kickoff in Super Bowl I had to be redone because NBC failed to return from a commercial break in time to capture the initial kickoff on camera.
 
Today's fact.The Scots have a term for that anxious pause you feel when you can't remember someone's name, tartle.
 
Today's fact. December 5 is Krampusnacht (Krampus Night), a time when the half-goat, half-demon figure from Christmas folklore visits homes to punish misbehaving children. Armed with a bundle of sticks and a chain, Krampus takes the naughty ones back to the underworld.
 
Today's fact. Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for casting a vote in the 1872 election. She defied the penalty by refusing to pay it.
 
Today's fact. In traditional Rwandan societies, women typically avoid eating goat meat due to the belief that it may cause them to grow a beard.
 
Today's fact. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.
 
Today's fact. There are 293 different combinations to make change for a US dollar.
 
Today's fact. The Library of Congress funds the reproduction of popular magazines in Braille.
 
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