10 facts about pumpkins

1. Pumpkins are fruits.
   
2. Pumpkins are in the same family as squash.
   
3. Pumpkins are 90% water.
   
4. In early colonial times, pumpkins, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crusts of pies, not filling.
   
5. The word "pumpkin showed up for the first time in the fairy tale Cinderella.
   
6. Pumpkins are grown on every continent except Antartica.
   
7. Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds. 
   
8. There are more than 45 different varieties of pumpkins.
   
9. Every single part of a pumpkin is edible. You can eat the skin, leaves, flowers, pulp,seeds, and even the stem.
   
10. Over 1.5 billion pounds of are produced each year in the United States.