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WATERMELON FAST FACTS!! |
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 EATING WATERMELON! YUM!!!
MAKING WATERMELON FRAMES!
DRAWING 'STILL LIFE' WATERMELON PICTURES!
SOLVING WATERMELON MATH PUZZLE WITH MS. S. ! Want to try your hand at the puzzle?!! Here goes!! How would you cut a watermelon into three equal pieces, making only three cuts?!! (Need a clue: think 3D) The solution? Ask a fifth grader!!
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Watermelon is actually a vegetable, and is related to cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash! In China and Japan, watermelons cost $25-35 apiece! They are often given as hostess gifts. In China, watermelon are sometimes grown in glass boxes, taking the cube shape of the box. They take up less room in the fridge, and they do not roll around! Watermelon are 92% water. It is an ideal health food because it doesn't contain any fat or cholesterol, is an excellent source of vitamins A, B6, and C, and contains fiber and potassium. Over 4 billion pounds of watermelon are produced in the US each year! Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide! Every part of the watermelon is edible, even the seeds and the rinds! Contrary to popular belief, eating watermelons seeds do not cause a watermelon to grow in your stomach!!!! The first recorded watermelon harvest was nearly 5,000 years ago! The largest watermelon ever grown was grown in Tennessee and weighted 262 pounds!! Early explorers used watermelons as canteens. A watermelon was once thrown at Roman Governor Demosthenes during a political debate. Placing the watermelon upon his head, he thanked the thrower for providing him a helmet to wear as he fought Philip of Macedonia! The word 'watermelon' first appeared in the English dictionary in 1615.
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