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• n  an African melon
• n  large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

• BoingBoing is equally adept at uncovering can-you-believe-this photos ("Carved watermelon resembles human mouth!") as it is rallying readers to demand greater digital freedoms.
• Densuke Black Watermelon Price Tag: $6,100 A black Densuke watermelon grown only in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is on sale at Isetan, a department store in Tokyo.
• Food expenditure for one week: US$345 Favorite Foods: narwhal, polar bear, extra cheese stuffed crust pizza, watermelon .

• watermelon vine
• Citrullus vulgaris

News & Articles

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• Watermelon Oreos are latest Limited Edition flavor (video)
  The latest limited edition Oreo is perfect for summer. Photos of Watermelon Oreos are popping up on blogs, proving the odd-flavored cookies exist.
  June 17, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Watermelon sells for $3k
  Someone bought a watermelon for more than $3,000 at an auction in Japan.
  June 17, 2013 - 14 WFIE Evansville
• Watermelon Festival: Glendale revives an old tradition
  Watermelon Festival 2013 About 2,000 watermelons were delivered to downtown Glendale for its Watermelon Festival June 8. The stars of the event came from G Farms in El Mirage. Glendale hosted an annual watermelon festival back when agriculture was the area and state’s prime economic driver.
  June 11, 2013 - Glendale Star

Quotes

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• Kelly Brook in Winsford Guardian
  Brook said: "Dirty Dancing is one of my favourite films and I can't wait to get to Kellerman's, carry the watermelon and learn the rules of Dirty Dancing. While raw dance talent is essential I will be looking for that magic chemistry in our couples...
• Vin Scully in San Diego Union Tribune
  When Jackie came out he was not aware of anything, and all of a sudden, the man hands him a piece of watermelon,Scully said. "He was ready to go pyrotechnic until we were able to say, 'No, no, Jack. Everybody is having watermelon, me, a...
• Benjamin Franklin in Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  During that time, a bunch of white boys, they would come through and throw oranges and things at people sitting down on the side,Franklin said. "We actually had a lady that got killed from that once. They threw a watermelon out of the...