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July 7 - Watermelon Trivia:

Watermelon, considered one of America's favorite fruits, is really a vegetable (Citrullus lanatus). Cousin to the cucumber and kin to the gourd, watermelons can range in size from 7 to 100 pounds.

(source: National Watermelon Promotion Board.)


OASIS has much more information on melons.

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