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RE: Learn Something New Every Day Contest. Day 1
Love the concept!
My condolences to your great uncle.
My learn something new:
Did you know that a watermelon is a vegetable?
Love the concept!
My condolences to your great uncle.
My learn something new:
Did you know that a watermelon is a vegetable?
I need a source for that. I thought they were a fruit.
IT has seeds, I thought that was the pivotal thing needed for something to be classed as a fruit?
Well, doing research now. Seems like it's both:
It’s a fruit AND a vegetable
Talk about an overachiever. Like most fruits, watermelon is the product of a seed-producing plant and has a signature sweet taste. But it can be traced back to the squash, pumpkin, and cucumber family known as Cucurbitaceae. Remember how you can eat the rind? The dual nature of watermelon makes it all edible, so there’s no excuse to leave any part behind.
(Source: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/10/5-things-didnt-know-about-watermelon.html, not everybody's favorite source, but just a quick google search)
Another source:
https://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/2009/10/watermelon-a-fruit-or-a-vegetable/
While doing research, found out that tomatoes are getting much more discussion, even a court case:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden