Here are some fun facts about watermelon that we betcha didn’t know…

Watermelon is 92% water

Besides the usual red watermelon, there are also yellow and orange melons (in fact there are 1,200 varieties)

Early explorers used watermelons as canteens

In some cultures it’s popular to bake and eat the seeds

The watermelon is believed to have originated in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa

The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred over 5,000 years ago in Egypt

China consumes 30 times more watermelon than the United States

~Kate

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