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2025-01-27 18:00:54 UTC - HELPFUL
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While it is true the first written account of watermelon in Japan is from the 1600s (AD), the fruit was cultivated as early as the 8th century. AC is also realistic fiction, not factual. https://tasteofculture.com/2021/08/19/watermelon/ https://sakura.co/blog/suika-why-does-japan-love-watermelon-so-much https://japanlivingarts.com/a-taste-of-culture-watermelon/ Academic publications report cultivation in nearby nations in the 600s AD. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-world-history-of-food/cucumbers-melons-and-watermelons/9B1F444F8D285D591C0BD7A3C6E9EF51
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