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5 Fantastic Facts About Donuts

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Just in time for National Donut Day, we’re sharing fantastic facts about donuts. Paired with your free donut from Dunkin Donuts, it’s going to be the sweetest day. 

*Affiliate links may be included. 

Consider this my ode to the donut. Or is it doughnut… and what in the world is a cronut?

Whatever it is we all can agree it’s good however you order it – glazed, powered, filled or sprinkled. So on this blessed holiday from the food gods (there’s one for everything, right), we have 10 factoids to give homage to the all-American (or not) donut.  


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1. Is it doughnut or donut?

Actually they are both right. So for all intensive purposes, I choose to smell it the shortest way possible.  

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2. Who do we thank for the donut? 

That could also be out for discussion…This delectably simple treat that has spanned the ages and has been giving our taste buds a run for their money as early as the 19th century from Dutch-U.S. immigrants calling the pastry an oliekoek (a Dutch word literally meaning “oil cake”.) However, some historians give the title to “settlers from the English county of Hertfordshire, who brought with them recipes for yeast-raised “Hertfordshire Nuts.” However, the donut historian Michael Krondl gives evidence it could have been even earlier than that. 

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3. If there’s no nut, where did the “nut” come from? 

That all depending on your preferential historical background of the donut. However, stories say the first “donuts” didn’t have holes and resembled more of a walnut shape, hence the name “dough” NUTS.  

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4.   How did the holes came to be?

It’s all in the cooking…Legends say that the trend of donuts with holes came to be only because it made it easier to cook evenly. 

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5. How much do we like donuts? 

We like ’em a lot. 10 billion donuts are consumed in the US every year. 

And it shows. There are more than 11,300 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants worldwide – more than 8,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in 41 states in the U.S. plus the District of Columbia, and more than 3,200 international restaurants in 36 countries.

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Okay – this is technically six…but I’m on a roll…

6. Why is there a National Donut Day? 

While it’s just a good reason to eat donuts, this “holey” holiday has been around since 1938 from The Salvation Army as a fundraiser to honor the special volunteers sometimes called “Doughnut Girls” during WWI, who helped boost soldiers’ morale with the confection.  

So in actuality it’s un-American NOT to celebrate National Donut Day! And Dunkin Donuts wants to help you celebrate! 

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National Donut Day is Friday, June 5, 2020 and Dunkin’ Donuts is giving Dallas – Fort Worth guests a free classic donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage. The offer is good all day on June 5 at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide.

Dunkin’ Donuts in DFW:

  • 14841 Coit Rd, Dallas, TX 75248
  • 13535 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75240
  • 2001 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75075
  • 3216 E Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010
  • 7212 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX 75025
  • 7317 Parkwood Blvd, Plano, TX 75024
  • 1008 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010
  • 803 W Centerville Rd, Garland, TX 75041
  • 313 E FM 544, Murphy, TX 75094
  • 8445 Preston Rd, Frisco, TX 75034
  • 2101 Lakeview Pkwy, Rowlett, TX 75088
  • 2875 Main St, Frisco, TX 75034
  • 1510 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75067
  • 3201 W Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75070
  • 116 S Custer Rd, McKinney, TX 75070
  • 2705 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75022
  • 3035 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75032
  • 5695 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville, TX 76034
  • 2255 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
  • 1661 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst, TX 76054
  • 650 Uptown Blvd, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
  • 4935 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76017

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  1. Wow, how fun. I had no idea they started with no holes. I never thought about the fact that they have ‘nut’ in the name, either. LOL. Thanks for the facts and the fun giveaway

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  7. Whenever I travel, or visit my grandparents on the East Coast, I get as MUCH dunkin in as possible! We love our donuts (And the Coolatas!) My favorite donut is a simple glazed donut hole! More glaze per bite!

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  8. National Donut Day just makes me smile. Grew up enjoying Dunkin Donuts. Each Saturday morning my dad would bring them home with his morning paper. Great memories!

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  10. My favorite kind is vanilla frosted with sprinkles. And my son’s too! I always called it doughnuts, but I’m such a Dunkin fan that I’ve come to call it Donuts.

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  13. First, yum! Second, I never knew where the “nut” part of the word came from came from. I don’t know that I would have thought walnut-shaped but still interesting. And whether it was the Dutch or the English, I am thankful!
    Happy Donut Day!
    🙂
    Traci
    P.S. I have loved Dunkin since I was a little girl

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  20. I’ve always wondered about the correct spelling. I spell them both ways, so I didn’t know if there was a right or wrong way. Thanks for clarifying that up! I have never actually been to Dunkin Donuts before. I need to go because my oldest loves her donuts!

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  21. I am looking forward to National Donut Day!! I had no idea where they originated from – glad they did not call it the oily cake – that would definitely not sound appetizing.

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  23. There’s absolutely nothing NOT to love about a donut. I like filled donuts the best but any will do in a snack crisis. 😉 All the trivia was fun to read too!

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  24. What fun trivia. I have ALWAYS loved donuts. Even today as a grown-up I still enjoy them now and then — I don’t have a fave variety, I like them all!

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  25. I would love to win a Dunkin’ Donuts gift card. I love to stop on my way to work for a coffee and a treat.

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  31. We LOVE donuts in this house! They are popping up everywhere around us – even one just down the street. But the rule is…we have to walk to bike there (helps cut down on the guilt)!

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  32. Dunkin Donuts is hands down my favorite place to get donuts and coffee! They have so many varieties to choose from. Our favorite…the donut holes!

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  37. Well they say you learn something new every day and today I learned about donuts! Interesting & delicious!

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  39. I love chocolate with coconut! Tomorrow is also my birthday, a great excuse to eat lots of donuts!!!

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  42. Now isn’t that neat?!?
    You would think that I would know more about one of my favourite guilty pleasure but apparently I am just more concerned with eating them. HA!

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  43. I think every kind of donut is my favorite! But if I have to choose, I’m partial to the tradition chocolate covered glazed.

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  47. I love lemon filled donuts!! I never came across a type of donut I did NOT like actually haha

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Joey J

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  49. I like the chocolate glazed donuts. I also like a wide variety of cakes and other types of donuts. Yes, please will you send me donuts. I need some sugary love.

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  89. My favorite are the ones that have white icing with chopped peanuts on top.

    I always assumed the term doughnut was because they resembled a nut(nut and bolt), and were made from dough. A dough nut.

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