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- Watermelons have been harvested in Egypt for 5 000 years, and the fruit is depicted in hieroglyphics on walls of ancient buildings.
- According to Wikipedia there are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon.
- A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight.
- The world’s largest watermelon was produced by the Lloyd Bright family from Hope in Arkansas in the summer of 2005. It weighed 268.8 pounds.
- In Japan they’ve figured out a way to produce square watermelons in order to make them easier to store in the refrigerator.
- Follow your nose to the best cantaloupe melon. Sniff the blossom end opposite the stem to discover ripeness. A ripe cantaloupe will have a noticeable sweet smell.
- The rind of watermelon can be stewed or served as pickles.
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