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Watermelon is a sweet, commonly consumed fruit of summer, usually as fresh slices, diced in mixed fruit salads, or as juice. [53] [54] Watermelon juice can be blended with other fruit juices or made into wine. [55] The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9]
Gallagher was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on July 24, 1946, [1] to a family of Irish and Croatian heritage. [3] Until the age of nine, he lived in Lorain, Ohio, but because of his asthma, the family moved to South Tampa, Florida, where he attended Henry B. Plant High School.
Vampire pumpkins and watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe, described by ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović. The story is associated with the Romani people of the region, from whom much of traditional vampire folklore originated.
Gallagher always knew how to treat fans to something sweet. The prop comedian, who died of organ failure at 76 on Friday, was known for making a mess onstage. He was fond of picking up a ...
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1625: Watermelons are widespread in Europe, as a minor garden crop. [33] 1629: First introduction of watermelons in North America, in Massachusetts. [33] ~1650: Watermelons are now common around the New World. [33] 1650-1765: Spreading of potato cultivation in the Netherlands. [20] 1651: The government mandates the cultivation of potatoes in ...
Watermelons can offer a nice explosion of flavor in your mouth, but they shouldn’t be spontaneously combusting. Oddly enough, that’s exactly what some fans of the popular fruit are worried ...
A 1909 postcard, with the caption "I'se so happy!" The watermelon stereotype is an anti-Black racist trope originating in the Southern United States.It first arose as a backlash against African American emancipation and economic self-sufficiency in the late 1860s.