Facts
Watermelons can be kept edible for months if kept at the right conditions, the Egyptians, and many other cultures, cultivated this plant just for this very reason. With water being so short, and watermelon being over 91% water, the fruit could keep fresh and utilized during times of draught by smashing it to a pulp and drained. According to the National Geographic, this technique was demonstrated to one of their reporters in 1924 in the Sudan.
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