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here are some fun facts that you may not know:
• Watermelon is thought to have originated in the Kalahari Desert of Africa
• The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt and is depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphics on the walls of their ancient buildings. Watermelons were often placed in the burial tombs of kings to nourish them in the afterlife.
• By the 10th century, watermelon found its way to China, which is now the world’s number one producer of watermelons. In China and Japan, watermelon is now a
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