Fun facts of the week: watermelon

Fun facts about watermelon

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• The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.
• Watermelon is 92% water and 6% sugar
• Watermelon’s official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash .
• Watermelon usually have red flesh, but some watermelon have white, yellow, orange or even green flesh.
• Watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., next to cantaloupe and honeydew.
• According to Guinness World Record, the world’s heaviest watermelon was grown by Chris Kent of Sevierville, Tennessee in 2013, weighing at 350.5lb.

  

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• The United States currently rank 5th in worldwide production of watermelon.
• Wild watermelon originated in south Africa.
• Watermelon can be classified as fruit and vegetable. It is a fruit because it is grown from a seed. It is a vegetable because it is a member of the same family as cucumber, pumpkin, and squash.
• The watermelon is the official state vegetable of Oklahoma .
• China is the world largest producer of watermelon
• There are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon that comes in various weight, size, shape, and color.

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• watermelon rind is edible and actually contains more of the amino acid citrulline than the pink flesh
• watermelon help flushes out kidney stones and also prevent stone formation
• watermelon has more lycopene than raw tomatoes
• watermelon juice may relieve muscle soreness

  

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• everyone loves watermelon, dog, cats, turtles…

  

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