Part 239 in our 782 part series.

This little bit of bacon lore comes from food writer Troy Johnson,on the heels of his new show “Crave” on the Food Network where he explains origins and shares stories surrounding some of today’s favorite foods.

“During World War II, people could turn in their bacon grease in exchange for food coupons,” he said.

“The government would take the bacon grease and turn it into explosives. That’s because bacon contains glycerol, which becomes nitroglycerine and TNT. So Bacon defeated the Nazis,” the writer stated.

So remember kids it wasn’t Indiana Jones who toppled the Nazi regime, it was your favorite slice of pork.

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