Fun Facts About Watermelons

Fun Facts About Watermelons - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. Though watermelon is a popular summertime snack in America, it is African in origin and is first mentioned in the records of Egypt. Watermelons get their name from the large amount of water that they contain, 92% of the entire fruit. There are five different varieties of watermelon, across a range of sizes, colors, and seed contents. The black seeds in a watermelon are inedible, but the softer white seeds are perfectly alright to eat along with the fruit. Besides being a food, the watermelon is also used in some beauty and skin treatments.