The biggest and most expensive. Set watermelon records
On 3 August, the world celebrated the professional holiday of the main summer treats — watermelon.
On this day, in many countries, and themed festivals, the restaurants prepare dishes and cocktails with watermelon, but the most desperate take part in competitions on his speed eating.
In honor of the holiday we have gathered for you some interesting facts about this juicy summer berry.
The largest watermelon
The world’s largest watermelon, which is officially listed in the Guinness Book of world records was grown by American Chris Kent from Tennessee in 2013. Giant berry weighed 158 pounds and 984,11 grams.
Heaviest watermelon? Chris Kent (USA) – a whopping 159 kg (350.5 lb)! https://t.co/6Eu5jyCqNt #NationalWatermelonDay pic.twitter.com/Ht6V2fYZOB
— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) August 3, 2016
The smallest watermelon
The sort of “Pepquinos” actively buying up fashionable restaurants around the world. Microarray specially no conclusion, they are free to grow in the wild in South America. In appearance it is similar to the gooseberry, and tastes — cucumber.
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The varieties of watermelon “Densuke” to collect from the garden just will not succeed. Grow it only in one place on the planet — on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The taste is exactly the same as regular, only it is completely black. For the season they are harvested not more than 10 thousand pieces. Unusual look and a limited “circulation” determine the cost of the treats — about $ 250 apiece.
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In China the watermelon is just crazy. Local farmers grow them in the shape of hearts, squares, and other simple but interesting shapes. Colors flesh, they also differ from pink and maroon to yellow and white.
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63-year-old American Ashrita Furman as if specially tried to make for the holiday. On 18 July he set a new world record in speed cutting of the berries. Particularly interesting is the fact that Furman crumbled watermelons with a sword on my stomach.
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In may 2018 in Pakistan, resident of Karachi Rashid Nasim has set a world record for smashing watermelons with his head. One minute he defeated 51 watermelon.
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In early August, 2018 in the Internet appeared the video, where some of the Uzbeks are trying to break the ground watermelon, throwing his two-meter height, but they do nothing comes of it. Watermelon when it only bounces like a basketball.
Basketball in Uzbek
Basketball in Uzbek
Published by the Tashkent – the city serious Wednesday, August 1, 2018,
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American Clive Cooper is one of the most famous “carving the melon”. From the berries it creates unusual sculptures.
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