{"id":139034,"date":"2019-06-04T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T02:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=139034"},"modified":"2019-06-04T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T02:37:22","slug":"why-are-there-two-national-doughnut-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/why-are-there-two-national-doughnut-days.html","title":{"rendered":"Why are there TWO National Doughnut Days?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, the obvious answer is, “To sell more doughnuts.”<\/p>\n

As to why there is even\u00a0one<\/em> National Doughnut Day (not to mention a National Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day and a National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day)\u00a0 … well, this article helps explain the World War I-related origins of at least the first one.<\/p>\n

Do you want to know more?\u00a0<\/em> Why Are There Two National Doughnut Days? | Mental Floss<\/a><\/p>\n

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