What is National Watermelon Day?
The refreshing summertime snack enjoyed at picnics and fairs is recognized on National Watermelon Day, August 3rd. Since watermelon is 92% water, it is very refreshing in the summer heat.
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This vine-like flowering plant is native to southern Africa. The fruit and the plant are both watermelon and botanists, according to botanists, the plant is a pepo. The pepo is a berry with a thick rind and fleshy center. Interestingly, pepos originate from an inferior ovary, which is surprising. They are also typical of the Cucurbitaceae, a scientific term for the gourd family..
The watermelon fruit is loosely classified as a form of melon, but it is not in the genus Cucumis. The smooth exterior usually results in a dark green rind with stripes or yellow spots. Watermelons produce a succulent, sweet interior flesh ranging from deep red to pink. However, it does not always come in orange, yellow, or white.
Wild melons were bland and bitter, although melon holds a lot of water. This indicates that desert dwellers most likely cultivated the first melon.. Pharaoh's tombs contain additional clues to the watermelon's value, as shown by the seeds and art. Over time, fruit growing and breeding brought out the best characteristics of the sweet and tender fruit we enjoy today..
