{"id":2432,"date":"2017-10-11T05:32:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T05:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2017-10-11T07:34:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T07:34:38","slug":"32-fun-facts-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/32-fun-facts-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Fun Facts About Watermelon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/did_you_know.jpg\" alt=\"did_you_know\" width=\"563\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/did_you_know.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/did_you_know-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watermelons, hence their name, are made up of 92% water<\/li>\n<li>A watermelon is one of the only foods to be classified as both a fruit and a vegetable<\/li>\n<li>Wild watermelons are native to South Africa<\/li>\n<li>The novelty of a cubed watermelon began in Japan where they would grow them in glass boxed to hold their shape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cube-shaped-watermelons.jpg\" alt=\"cube-shaped-watermelons\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Egypt and Israel it is common for watermelon to be served with feta cheese<\/li>\n<li>Watermelon is a relative of pumpkins and cucumbers<\/li>\n<li>Early explorers used watermelons similar to a drink bottle to hold fluids<\/li>\n<li>Watermelon is grown in 96 countries<\/li>\n<li>Watermelon has a greater concentrated source of lycopene in comparison to tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>In the United States amongst different melons, 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