Today is National Doughnut Day — and we hope you’ve all remembered to take a moment on this most American of holidays to charge en masse down to Krispy Kreme to gorge on those glossy little Frisbees of pure, unadulterated, joyful fat.
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Although you’re probably no longer reading this, frenziedly chomping on the nearest oily pastry you can find, we’ve discovered a few things you may not know about the nation’s favorite guilt-riddled breakfast snack. For example, check out its noble place in history, as female Salvation Army workers who cooked and distributed doughnuts during World War I for homesick American soldiers in France became known as “doughnut girls.” And did you know that the very first doughnut machine was invented in 1920 by a Russian refugee in New York named Adolph Levitt?
Check out Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts to find out more about the first “accidental dunk,” how they became a uniquely American staple and why they can be healthier than bagels.
And for all those haters refusing to join in the doughnut-based revelry: Five Doughnuts We Hate.
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