Theres plenty of squabble over who exactly invented the donut. One of the more amusing origin stories weve come across traces it back to an American sea Captain Hanson Gregory. The story goes that, on a particularly choppy voyage, Capt. Gregory saw no reason he shouldnt be able to steer his ship with both his hands and enjoy his favorite baked good at the same timeso he impaled the round, cake-like creation on his steering wheel. You know, like any logical sea Captain would. While we cant say whether thats fact or fiction, we can whole-heartedly empathize with Capt. Gregorys extreme donut devotion. We, too, are known to sail the (culinary) seas, and we, too, LOVE donuts.