Fred's Fun Fact About Watermelons

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Fread Show is on Fread's Fun Fact Bread Fun.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
So Much Got Did you know that the official state
vegetable of Oklahoma is the watermelon?

Speaker 1 (00:24):
But it's a fruit.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Back in two thousand and seven, the state of Oklahoma
shook the produce world with controversy when it declared that
watermelon was, in fact a vegetable, but not just any
vegetable the official state vegetable. Why because one state senator
says it's a member of the cucumber family, and they
were not entirely often it's decision to welcome the watermelon

(00:47):
as a vegetable. Apparently, the plant family does include cucumbers, pumpkins, squash,
and zucchini. Since the broadest definition of a vegetable refers
to almost any harvested part of a plant, watermelons could
indeed be classified as a vegetable. Oh my god, Yeah,
how about that?

Speaker 3 (01:05):
Hey, I mean fruits and vegetables every day. Then I
love watermelon. You're a watermelon guy, Yeah, yeah, I know
you love that honeydew, Fred, that's your favorite. Don't you
know what.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
I'm not I'm not, I don't know, don't don't not.
Today we're not doing the fruit plate right, Today, I
refuse more breadshell next,