Happy National Watermelon Day! This refreshing treat is one of America’s favorite healthy snacks, especially during the summer. Classified as both a fruit and a vegetable, watermelons are 92 percent water.
And as American love to do, the day has prompted fun memes and reactions on social media! #NationalWatermelonDay quickly became a trend on Twitter and Instagram.
Dirty Dancing References Are Among the Most Popular Memes
Happy #NationalWaterMelonDay
#DirtyDancing #FlashbackFriday
I carried a Watermelon….🍉🍉🍉
Apparently it’s #NationalWatermelonDay. Why? So we can tweet gifs of Baby all day? #DirtyDancing
Animals Love Watermelon Just as Much as their Humans
When it’s #NationalWatermelonDay AND it’s Friday!
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Tens of Thousands of People Have Added to the #NationalWatermelonDay Fun
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We wish you to have a tasty #NationalWatermelonDay 🍉🍉🍉😊
Fun Facts About Watermelons
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• Americans eat more than 16 pounds of watermelon each year!
• Watermelons are grown all over the country, but 4 states produce 69 percent of our nation’s watermelons: Texas, Florida, Georgia and California
• More than 40 million pounds of watermelons were produced in the United States in 2016, according to the USDA Economic Research Service
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest watermelon on record weighed 350 pounds and was grown by Chris Kent of Sevierville, Tennessee
• Watermelon.org states that the first recorded harvest of watermelon happened in Egypt nearly 5,000 years ago
• Watermelon contains high levels of necessary vitamins antioxidants and amino acids