As fasting month of Holy Ramadan has started in the Muslim world, summer favorite fruit watermelon has been widely purchased in Iftar time to douse the fire of thirst.
Here we will share some information about the juicy fruit.
According to research watermelons were first harvested in Egypt more than 5,000 years ago.
An average watermelon is 92 percent water. In 1990, a Tennessee farmer grew a watermelon that was 262 pounds, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Between 200 and 300 different types are grown in the United States annually and 50 of those are the most popular purchased by consumers around the country.
According to Southern food historian John Egerton, African slaves brought watermelon with them to the US It is to mention here that according to a new research watermelon has Viagra effects on a human body.
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