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Japanese Melon Sells for $6K

Black delicacy is the first of the season

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2008 10:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – A rare black watermelon, one of 65 from Japan's first harvest of the year, sold for more than $6,000 at auction today, the AP reports. The Densuke melon has the distinction of being the most expensive of its kind in Japan, and probably the... Read full story »

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