5 Fun Facts About Pumpkins
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? The word ‘pumpkin’ comes from the Greek word, pepon, which means “large melon”
? Pumpkins are actually a fruit (and also a squash)
? The yellow-orange flowers that bloom on the pumpkin vines are also edible.
? Pumpkins originated in Central America
? The latest U.S. record (2019) for the largest pumpkin ever grown weighed in at 2,517.5 pounds by Karl Haist of Clarence Center, New York.