For all the cumcumber lovers out there

Some facts:
• Cucumbers originated from India where they grew cucumbers about 5000 years ago.
• Cucumbers belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is related to pumpkins and melons.
• Cucumber is the name of the plant as well as its fruit.
• Cucumbers grow on creeping vines.
• Cucumber is a vegetable and has thin green rind and white flesh inside.
• Cucumbers consists of 96% water. The rest is most dietary fiber.
• Putting thin cucumber slices over your eyes shall make swollen eyes and eye circles better.
• Pickled cucumber is a cucumber that has been pickled in brine and vinegar.
• Pickled gherkin is simular to pickled cucmbers. But instead of brin pickle they use sweet-and-sour vinegar pickle.
• "Bostongurka" is a swedish invention and is a mix of minced cucumbers, union, bell pepper, mustard seed and other spices.
• Cucmbers is the best thing in the world.

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