fact 5: What is the pumpkin, is it a fruit or vegetable?

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Fact 5: What is the pumpkin, is it a fruit or vegetable?

Now this answer may surprise some people to know that it's not a fruit or vegetable it's a berry. Now this surprised me, I thought like most people it must be a fruit or vegetable so there we go we learn something new every day! The banana, pumpkin, avocado and cucumber are all berries.

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