TV personality Beth Chapman — born Alice Elizabeth Smith — is best remembered as the wife of Duane “Dog” Chapman, famous for the A&E reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter. She died of throat cancer on June 26, 2019 at the age of 51.
1844 - President John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office.
Fact of the Day
Time moves faster at the top of a mountain than at sea level because gravity bends time. So, the farther you are from the earth’s core, the faster the clock ticks.
Nature Oddities
The tallest and heaviest wild bovine on the planet is the gaur, measuring an average length of 8.2 feet to 11 feet and weighing 1,430 to 2,210 pounds.
Food and Drink
U.S. soldiers during World War II were provided with Zagnut candy bars in their rations because it doesn’t melt in high temperatures.