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There are people who eat watermelon, and then there are people who eat watermelon like a boss<\/em>. Mitchell Schibeci \u2014 aka \u201cWatermelon Boy\u201d \u2014 is one of those bosses.<\/p>\n

The 10-year-old boy was spotted chowing down on a watermelon, rind and all, during a televised cricket match in Australia on January 2 and the rest is viral video history. The game\u2019s commentators gave him some screen time (check out the video below) with some commentary about his eating habits and the hashtag #WatermelonBoy started trending throughout Australia and soon spread worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot more hard work than I thought it would be. I just kept on eating and eating it,\u201d said Mitchell soon after the match. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing it for a long time. I just like the taste of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitchell said he had been eating watermelon rind since the age of two. He\u2019s the son of Australian sports radio host Tony Schibeci, who\u2019s Twitter feed has been blowing up<\/a> with updates about his suddenly famous son.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh Boy. My son is the new family Cult Hero,\u201d tweeted the elder Schibeci after realizing what a stir his son had created.<\/p>\n

A hero, indeed. Smart, too. There are a lot of nutrients in watermelon rinds, and young Mitchell is an inspiration to watermelon lovers everywhere.<\/p>\n