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a hole's way of selling you the dough around it for three dollars.

means A small ring (or filled lump) of sweetened dough, fried and often glazed or sugared, eaten as a sweet snack.

from A plain compound of "dough" + "nut," first recorded in early 19th-century America — the "nut" originally meant a small rounded blob of fried dough, not yet the famous ring. The hole came later, by tradition credited to a 19th-century New England sea captain who supposedly punched out the soggy centers, though that tale is folk legend more than documented fact. The clipped spelling "donut" is a much later American shortcut.

the hole
Added so the center cooks before edges burn
national day
Born from WWI nurses frying treats for soldiers
galaxy shape
Spinning black holes warp space into a torus
physics name
Mathematicians call the donut shape a torus
record dunk
World's largest weighed over 1.7 tons
for instance

krispy kreme — founded 1937 in winston-salem, north carolina; now operates 1,400+ locations worldwide

dunkin donuts — founded 1950 in quincy, massachusetts; largest doughnut chain with 12,000+ locations globally

voodoo doughnut — founded 2003 in portland, oregon; famous for bacon maple bars and novelty flavors

san francisco crumb — artisanal bakery founded 2015 in san francisco known for small-batch gourmet doughnuts

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