I think Bacon(proper noun) is pretty cool, and I hope you do too. So here are some pretty cool facts about Bacon history I found on Baconscouts.com :

Bacon’s history dates back thousands of years to 1500 B.C. in which the Chinese were curing pork bellies with salt, creating an early form of Bacon, although pigs were domesticated in China in 4900 B.C. and were also being raised in Europe by 1500 B.C. Speculation exists that the Romans and Greeks learned Bacon production and curing through conquests in the Middle East. The Romans improved pig breeding and spread pork production throughout their empire.
The Ancient Romans also had an early version of Bacon, which they called “petaso,” a shoulder of pig boiled with dried figs, browned, and served with wine. Throughout the Medieval Times, Bacon and Bacon fat were very important ingredients used by Anglo-Saxon peasants for cooking.
In the Second World War, Bacon played an important role during the time of rationing. It gained popularity as reasonably priced meat for families to consume on a regular basis. People returned the Bacon grease left from cooking bacon to their butcher, who in turn donated the Bacon fat to the war effort. Among many uses, Bacon fat was used as incendiary devices and for making explosives.