1. The hometown of watermelon is Africa!

Although we all take it for granted that watermelon has grown in China since ancient times, in fact, its hometown is Africa, specifically Egypt, and it may have been planted by the Pharaohs.

2. What the melon-eating people eat is actually not watermelon!

Nowadays, we are accustomed to using the word "melon-eating crowd" to express that we are onlookers. In line with the purpose of watching the excitement, it is not too big a deal to increase our sense of presence. Wei Zaijun tried to find it and found that the source of this sentence is probably no longer available, but a more reliable inference is that there were replies similar to "melon seeds are sold in the front row" in many post bars or BBS back then, and then it appeared. An evolution similar to "eating melon seeds in the front row" and "eating melon seeds in the front row" was created, and in the end we all became melon-eating masses.

3. Why is the part of watermelon near the rind so sour!

In both apples and pears, the part closer to the outside is sweeter and the part closer to the middle is sour. However, for fruits like watermelon, the opposite is true. The closer the part is to the middle, the sweeter it is, while the outer part is very sour. acid. The reason is that pears and apples are both pears. The parts that are usually eaten are mainly developed from the receptacle and calyx barrel, and the part close to the seeds is developed from the ovary, so it is sour.