Game Time! Two Truths and a Lie About Watermelon That Fools Many Texans
Most Texans couldn’t pass a real watermelon test, even those who grew up spitting seeds off the porch.
National Watermelon Day falls on August 3, and this Texas-style two truths and a lie game puts that claim to the test.
Every round below serves up three statements, two true and one a lie, and you tap the fake.
How well can you score?
Older Than the Pyramids
Watermelon feels like a modern cookout staple, but the story goes back thousands of years, long before Texas was ever a name on a map.
Egyptians already had a taste for watermelon thousands of years ago.
Can you spot the lie?
Where Texas Lands
Texas farmers ship out serious tonnage of watermelon every summer, enough that the state’s name comes up anytime the topic turns to who grows the most.
The industry keeps close track of the numbers every season.
Can you spot the lie?
Chasing the Record
Luling calls itself the Watermelon Capital of Texas and throws a whole festival around it every summer.
The seed-spitting contest has been the main event since the beginning.
Can you spot the lie?
Big as It Gets
Watermelon growers love to brag, and nothing settles an argument like a scale.
Every serious grower has heard the stories about the heaviest watermelon ever recorded.
Can you spot the lie?
Seedless Science
Grocery stores stock seedless watermelon everywhere now.
Many shoppers assume it’s some new invention.
There’s a real science story behind how it happens.
Can you spot the lie?
Not Quite a Vegetable
Watermelon sits in the produce aisle next to the fruit, but botanists file it with a very different crowd.
State lawmakers have weighed in on the fruit-versus-vegetable debate more than once.
Can you spot the lie?
Every Part Counts
Most people toss half of every watermelon straight into the trash without a second thought.
There’s more to a watermelon than the sweet center most people eat first.
Can you spot the lie?
Never Fully Off-Season
Watermelon feels like a July-only fruit in Texas, ripe one month and then gone.
A few numbers behind that might surprise even longtime shoppers.
Can you spot the lie?
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