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Yes, it's true—any day can be Donut Day if you believe hard enough. But come June 1, America celebrates National Donut Day, and there's a bevy of deals to help you ring in the occasion. National Donut Day is actually one of the few weird food holidays that's got some legitimacy behind it. That's because it came about as a way to recognize the Salvation Army's Donut Lassies of World War I.

With yesterday’s World Goth Day in the rearview mirror, National Doughnut Day, a time of year where we celebrate circular, holed pastries and attempt to come to a consensus on how their name is spelled. Naturally, it’s also the biggest day on the marketing calendar for donut(?) companies across the country.

When I think of summer, doughnuts aren’t typically the first snack that comes to mind. If I’m having dessert, it’s probably going to be ice cream. That’s why I have to give kudos to Krispy Kreme for creating a new doughnut that embodies summertime: It’s topped with a blueberry-flavored glaze.

Doughnuts are delicious, so one couldn’t be faulted for claiming to eat them like it’s their job. Well, thanks to a new contest, it can be. At least on a temporary, honorific basis.

A few weeks ago, thousands of runners completed this year’s Boston Marathon, a notoriously difficult race held in

Some days you get a craving for a cookie. Some days you get a craving for a doughnut. And on some really trying days, you might get a craving for both. It happens to the best of us.