1937 -- i swear I am not making this up -- Hitler rations donutspic.twitter.com/j2D2ibc0e8
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1937 -- i swear I am not making this up -- Hitler rations donutspic.twitter.com/j2D2ibc0e8
"You know WHO ELSE banned doughnuts?" No one. I can't find anyone else in the archive who banned doughnuts. Just Hitler.
I did, however, find that Germany's bellicose attitude toward baked goods was well established before 1937.pic.twitter.com/s4s4QUsBjC
1909, "Boston and New York … were in a fit state of fissiparism in regard to the doughnut' http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/07/10/101740890.html?pageNumber=15 …pic.twitter.com/J9Sre80BbX
wait wait wait I can't let "cops" or "teens" show up in a story, but 1909 eds were ok with "fissiparism" which i swear to god is not a word
You ever wonder if someone invented doughnut holes? The answer is yes, but he died before knowing it.pic.twitter.com/rrwBn6WBWk
Kinda feel like that one needed a little more reporting, ya know?
Speaking of doughnut news that raises more questions than answers, @colbywg has a point https://twitter.com/colbywg/status/775166149138919432 …pic.twitter.com/rpWkYigunj
1853, doughnut news from Australia (I think 'diggers' seems to mean soldiers?)pic.twitter.com/p6nFlB3dSb
EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE. Imagine what had to happen for that 5-line story to make it to print. Here's that whole issue http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1853/03/12/issue.html …
1879, someone reports that his pet robin has a fondness for doughnuts -- especially hot ones.pic.twitter.com/ESEpphMcvx
1892, the threat of fake doughnuts looms large on April Fool's Daypic.twitter.com/1wlLFIwREF
Under condition of anonymity, a "Fifth Avenue woman" told the reporter of her doughnut prank. 'Will papa be angry?'pic.twitter.com/VZUHHQIXC3
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