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TIL Dunkin' Donuts (dba Dunkin') was renamed from "Open Kettle" to "Dunkin' Donuts" in 1950. An architect working for the restaurant was inspired by the idea of dunking doughnuts into coffee. In 2018, the name was changed to Dunkin'.

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