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PHOTOS: National Bagel Day Facts

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Sunday, February 8, 2015
The origins of the bagel have been long debated, but most historians agree that the chewy circular bread debuted in 1610 in Krakow, Poland.
In the past, vendors threaded the hole-shaped bread onto dowels and hawked them on street corners.
Bagels are the only bread that are boiled before they are baked.
In the early 1900s, bagel makers worked in teams of four. Two people would make the dough and shape the bagels, one boiled the bagels and the fourth baked them.
Thomas' top five most popular bagels are the full size versions of Plain, Everything, Cinnamon Raisin and Blueberry and the Mini Bagel in Plain.
Thomas' is the largest producer of grocery store bagels in the US. In 2014, Thomas' sold 163.8 million bagels.
The origins of the bagel have been long debated, but most historians agree that the chewy circular bread debuted in 1610 in Krakow, Poland.

The facts and figures you should know for National Bagel Day.

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