Did You Know…? – Donut Edition

You may not know this about me, but my brain has a special area reserved for strange and interesting facts. It has made for some interesting conversations, a very strange google search history, and some game-night big wins. But, it also often shines a light on some of the more interesting and brighter aspects of life. And I think it goes without saying, we ALL need a little bit more of that right now.

Because the main character in our featured book this month owns a donut shop, I thought it might be fun to take a deep dive into the world of donuts. So, here are some of the more interesting things I discovered, hope you enjoy!

-VJ

Did You Know...?

National Donut Day...

Is the first Friday in June? Or that it was first celebrated in 1938 to commemorate the service of women who served donuts to soldiers on the front lines during WWI?

The World's Most Expensive Donut...

Costs just shy of $2k and is made with saffron-infused butter croissant dough, Cristal rosé champagne caviar, a gold leaf decoration, Tahitian gold vanilla beans, Normandy butter, powdered Nutella , and the world’s most expensive Amedei Porcelana chocolate?

That American Consumers...

Spent $8.9 billion dollars on donuts in 2023? How many of those were yours?