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PostSubject: Pumpkin Facts   Pumpkin Facts I_icon_minitimeThu Oct 09, 2008 9:29 am

Pumpkin Facts

• Pumpkins are a fruit that originated in Central America.
• The name "pumpkin" comes from the Greek word "pepon," meaning a large melon.
• 90% of the pumpkin is made up of water.
• The yellow-orange flowers that bloom from a pumpkin vine are edible.
• Using pumpkins as lanterns at Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic custom brought to America by European immigrants.
• The largest pumpkin grown was recorded on October 2, 2004 weighing 1,446 lbs.
• Pumpkins, and their seeds, were a celebrated food of the Native American Indians who treasured them both for their dietary and medicinal properties.
• Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state in the country. It harvests nearly 12,300 acres of fruit.
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