Keeping in mind that this comes via Republic of Bacon: apparently bacon may make your baby smarter. The Beggin' Strips dog was even more ripped off than we knew.

Yes. And Wired's Matt Blum has done it. The most bacon for your bite since the notorious Bacon Explosion incident of 2009.

Quick poll: Colored bacon, gross or awesome? We're going to go with gross, but the fact that there is a website called Bacon Today is pretty awesome. The foodie-trend may be over, but real bacon is forever. [NYDN]

"Why...Mr. Weiss!" she cried, whirling to meet his amused eyes. His presence was unexpected. But not unwelcome, to say the least.

Two things about this picture: 1. Is it just me or could this dude be cute if he didn't look so awkward? 2. He is clearly skilled at grease-painting - but not so much at making bacon. [Mirror]

On The Daily Nail, one woman is blogging her endeavor to do 365 different nail designs over the course of a year. They range from abstract paint splashes, to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to bacon. [The Daily Nail]

While we believe the bacon meme is pretty much over, that isn't stopping us from drooling over this: Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle. Viva la bacon! [NYT]

"I chose salami because it's thin, keeps in one piece, and is quite cheap, and bacon because it looks very, um, meaty." [BoingBoing]

In what just might be the final stop on the "OMG BACON" Express, Keds has released a bacon shoe, which will retail for $60. Perhaps it's time for this little piggie to retire, no? [TheLifeFiles]

"Moms depend on Pork like kids depend on moms." Haha, someone cocked up this ad. Looks like they're holding dildos. Click to enlarge. Enlarge! Hahaha. [Vintage Ads]

Bacon vodka? Take it away, ladies. [The Life Files]

[Bridgeport, CT; Images by Shannon Calvert via Zooborns.]

To be completely honest, I am a little disappointed that this gummy bacon is strawberry flavored, but its probably for the best. [Random Good Stuff]

Upon hearing the news that a bacon sandwich can cure a hangover, many of you will probably say: No shit.

No! It's Vilhelm Lillefläsk's Squeez Bacon! "Fully cooked 100% bacon...Each serving is as healthy as real bacon, and equivalent to 4 premium slices of bacon." [Random Good Stuff]

Wow, bacon was hot in 2008! For those of us who believe that everything is better with bacon, here is a treat via the NY Times: a side of bacon with your Jezebel. [NY Times]

Abstention is the new consumption, and January Vogue has lots of fun ways for you to play recession in 2009.

Good morning! This 1944 pamphlet called White Art in the Meat Food Business is subtitled: A Practical Handbook for Butcher, Pork Stores, Restaurants, Hotels and Delicatessens on How to Make Lasting and Transferable White Art Decorations out of Bacon Fat Back for Window Displays, Ornaments on Meat Food Cold Buffets and…

Do you like bacon? Do you like bras? You're gonna love the bacon bra. No idea why it exists, but, as one commenter notes, "So not kosher." Waffle panties and syrup slip to come? [WOW]