Fact Bomb of the Day FBOTD: Pumpkin
More facts about Pumpkin
- Pumpkins are comprised of approximately ninety percent water.
- While we usually associate them with autumn, pumpkins are grown on every single continent on Earth except for Antarctica.
- Most canned pumpkin sold in grocery stores is actually made from a specific variety of squash called Dickinson field pumpkins, which are closer to butternut squash than the orange pumpkins you carve for Halloween.
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