Pumpkin Trivia
Here is a collection of pumpkin trivia and pumpkin faqs:
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Pumpkins originated in Central America.
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A pumpkin is really a squash... a member of the squash family.
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A pumpkin is a fruit. Most people think of it as a vegetable.
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Pumpkins are 90% water.
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The largest pumpkin ever grown is1,810.5 pounds.
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The largest pumpkin pie weighed 3,699 pounds, and is 20 feet in diameter.
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Pumpkins are grown all over the world on six of the seven continents, with
Antarctica being the sole exception. They are even grown in Alaska.
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Pumpkins were once recommended as a cure for freckles.
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They were used as a remedy for snake bites.
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Pumpkin seeds help avoid prostate cancer in men.
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Halloween evolved, in part, from the Celtic tradition of All Hallow's Eve.
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Native Americans fed pieces of pumpkin to their horses.
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