Where did watermelon come from in the evolution of plants?

Watermelons came from Africa. Wild ones were hard, pale flesh, bitter as anything -- None of that sweet red fruit that people consume nowadays. Ancient peoples used them initially as a source of…

Top stories for Long   Where did watermelon come from in the evolution of plants? Kííezen, studied Life • Answered May 4 Watermelons came from Africa. Wild ones were hard, pale flesh, bitter as anything -- None of that sweet red fruit that people consume nowadays. Ancient peoples used them in... Read more » 2.4K 33   The U.S. construction industry needed over 500,000 laborers in '24 , with another 425,000 projected needed in '25 , so where is this labor going to come from? David W. Rudlin, Author of the Political Thriller, "Scandalous." • Answered May 11 It's both better and worse than you say. At the end of January 2025, there were 236,000 open jobs in construction. That's actually a 42% decline year-on-year. That's actually... Read more » 587 12   Why have the Olsen twins aged so horribly? Rick Sheehy, Lover of history, sociology, business, culture • Answered May 1 I think this one picture sums it up nicely, Elizabeth (center) never had to grow up under the spotlight. Her sisters were cute but not necessarily actors. They never really ... Read more » 3.1K 414   Why was James Bond called "James Bond"? Brian Overland, Writer, critic, actor, author of books on computers such as "C++ Without Fear" • Updated June 4 There are a couple of stories about this. First, Ian Fleming used a lot of exotic names for his villains. These names were from Ian Fleming's original novels and were not j... Read more » 457 49   Davide Fiore, birdwatcher enthusiast since I was a kid • Posted Jun 11, 2022 A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there sta... Read more » 1.7K 48   What would make a mechanic say no to working on a car? Tom W, former Jack of All Trades, Engineer, Legal Aid, Inventor • Answered May 24 It happened last week when I tried to get a mechanic I know to look at a friend's truck with an "electric" carburetor I was not familiar with. He said he knew the carb well... Read more » 551 22   Is Japan pretty much dead now? Asked in Japan History, Culture & Anime • Answered by John Fenn. • May 7 There are a great many political, international economic reasons and I am sure most answers will centre around this. However the real reason is that the Japanese culture is... Read more » 1.8K 340   Why did audiences have such a strong reaction, like standing ovations, when watching Star Wars back in 1977? Colin Riegels, Movie buff • Answered June 5 I think to fully appreciate how much of a revelation Star Wars was back then, you really need to bench mark it against other, similar films which were released at that time... Read more » 229 29   You wake up and it's 1984. No WiFi, no smartphones. What is the first thing you do? Ian Williams, 20+ years experienced web designer • Answered June 7 1984? Easy answer. I get on the first plane to California and look up a man named Ronald Wayne in the phone book. I go straight to his house and offer him $1000 for the shar... Read more » 3.4K 240   Is the IP multicast a failure? Terry Lambert, former Senior Software Engineer at Century Software, Novell, Artisoft, IBM, Arra... • Updated June 5 I think you will find that it's commonly used to quickly populate CDN caches for things like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and others. I think you will also find it's used to do th... Read more » 5   Braga Elisha, lives in Parakou, Benin (2025-present) • Posted Jun 10 After killing a 9-year-old girl by slitting her throat, Alyssa Bustamante wrote in her journal: "I don't know how to feel atm. It was ahmazing. As soon as you get over the 'ohmygawd I can't do this... Read more » 106 96   What is happening to the American economy? Andrey Abutin, Battery Mortician at AutoZone (2021-present) • Answered May 18 The people of the United States have been driven deeper and deeper into poverty for the last half a century, and it's becoming more and more difficult to pretend otherwise.... Read more » 469 60 Read more in your feed

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