TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 1, 2015

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Welcome to the month of June! I am excited that June means the beginning of summer. Even better, I discovered that the first Friday in June is also National Doughnut Day!

That means we are only a few days away from this celebration. Here are some fun doughnut facts to tantalize your taste buds...

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!"

HINT: (1854-1900), was an Irish author, playwright and poet.

RANDOM TIDBITS
The Dutch are credited with bringing donuts to the U.S. in the 1800s. They were first called "olykoeks", or oily cakes.

While the traditional spelling of the tasty treat is 'doughnut', the Dunkin Donuts chain popularized the 'donut' version.

Boston has the most donut shops per person -- one for every 2,480 people.

Clark Gable is said to have made donuts fashionable while teaching Claudette Colbert how to "dunk" in Frank Capra's It Happened One Night.

"Time to make the donuts!" Actor Michael Vale made the line famous playing Dunkin Donuts' beloved Fred the Baker for 15 years. He beat out hundreds of actors for the gig and became perhaps the most famous 'baker' for an entire generation.

The top 10 doughnut brands in the U.S. alone produced $1,008 billion in sales revenue last year.

(www.huffingtonpost.com)

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We hurt without moving.
And poison without touching.

We bear truth and lies,
But are not judged by size.

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!"

ANSWER: Oscar Wilde.

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