Some facts about donuts

• National Doughnut Day is June 23rd.
• The first Krispy Kreme doughnut was sold on July 13, 1937 in Salem, North Carolina.
• The 2 most common types of donuts are the toroidal ring doughnut and the filled doughnut.
• Not all doughnuts are sweet: in Southern India, savory doughnuts called vadai are served.
• Doughnut shapes include rings, balls, and flattened spheres, as well as ear shapes, twists and other forms.
• The first donut machine was invented in 1920, by a Russian man named Adolph Levitt.
• The record for doughnut eating is held by a man named John Haight, who consumed 52 ounces of donuts (about 26 average donuts) in just over six minutes in 1981.
• The approximate size of the donut hole is 16/20 ".
• Per capita, Canadians consume the most donuts in the world.
• Dunkin' Donuts was founded in 1950. The company has more than 9,700 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide.