Which actress divorced Ronald Reagan before he became President?
• Ingrid Bergman
• Marilyn Monroe
• Jane Wyman
• Jane Fonda
January 19, 2026
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On This Day
1949 - The salary of the President of the United States was increased from $75,000 to $100,000 with an additional $50,000 expense allowance for each year in office. Today, the salary is $400,000 annually, plus the expense allowance.
Fact of the Day
The brain can form false memories that feel real. Called the “misinformation effect,” it’s the tendency for the information you learned after an event to interfere with your original memory of what happened.
Nature Oddities
Bats harbor many viruses and a few of them are zoonotic, meaning they’re capable of infecting humans and causing disease. These viruses, however, don't affect the bats themselves.
Food and Drink
Traditional dry-cured pork salami is safe to eat raw because the curing process — involving salt, fermentation and drying — creates an environment where harmful bacteria can’t thrive.