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On the strength of playing breakfast meat connoisseur Ron Swanson on 'Parks And Recreation,' we think it's safe to call Nick Offerman a bacon expert. However, we weren't aware of the depth of his dedication to the cured meat until we saw this video from CollegeHumor. In it, the mustachioed 42-year-old uses slam poetry to pay tribute to the internet's favorite food.

It only took three weeks and we already have our first real shakeup in the national title and Heisman races after #2 USC fell to Stanford for the fourth straight year. Other highlights this week include Alabama, LSU and Florida State all putting on defensive clinics, Notre Dame knocking off a Top Ten opponent for the first time in seven years and Virginia Tech and BYU both finding themselves on th

1901 – US President William McKinley dies after a September 6 assassination attempt and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt (More info) 1927 – Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan is killed in a bizarre accident when the enormous silk scarf around her neck gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her moving car (More info)

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Fiona Apple Age: 35 Occupation: Singer and Songwriter Known For: Hits like 'Shadowboxer' and 'Criminal' in the late 1990s before she unfortunately faded from view just a few years later

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1814 – Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (More info) 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – The Second Continental Congress changes the name of the nation from the United Colonies to the United States of America (More info) 1850 – California is admitted as the 31st US state, bypassing the usual waiting period of being a territory first (More info)

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Hugh Grant Age: 52 Occupation: Actor Known For: Movies such as 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,' 'Notting Hill,' and 'Bridget Jones's Diary,' a long relationship with model Elizabeth Hurley, and a bout of temporary insanity when he hooked up with a street prostitute in 1995 Tom Wopat Age: 61 Occupation: Actor and Singer Known For: Pla

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut (More info) 1813 – The United States federal government gets its nickname, Uncle Sam (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Gloria Gaynor Age: 63 Occupation: Singer Known For: Hits such as ‘Never Can Say Goodbye,’ ‘I Am What I Am,’ and the perennial favorite of drag queens the world over, ‘I Will Survive’ Chrissie Hynde Age: 61 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician Known For: Her trailblazing work as lead vocalist for the rock group The Pretend

  Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info) 1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info