Amazon Quiz (November 26): Where did this fruit first grow in?
Spain
India
China
Egypt
Answer: Egypt
According to a study from the University of Munich, watermelon varietals were cultivated by the ancient Egyptians. The scientists came to the conclusion that the fruit would have tasted very similar to our watermelon today, with sweet, crimson flesh.
Wild watermelons are small, white, and contain cucurbitacins, which have a bitter flavour. Although the precise moment and location of their domestication are unknown, some research points to west or south Africa.
However, there are several depictions of what appear to be watermelons on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs, and in 1876, the fruit’s leaves were found inside a tomb that was 3,500 years old.
Here are some other interesting facts about Egypt:
– With more than 99% of the people being Egyptian, the nation is ethnically homogeneous.
– 90% of the population is believed to be Muslim (mostly Sunni), and the remaining 10% is made up of several Christian groups.
– Egypt’s capital, Cairo, has existed for more than 1,000 years, but in an effort to reduce traffic in Cairo, the government is currently constructing a new capital 45 kilometres (28 miles) to the east.
– Cleopatra VII, one of the most well-known individuals associated with Egypt, was Greek.
– The first prosthetic limb ever created was a toe made of leather, wood, and thread that was discovered in ancient Egypt between 950 and 710 B.C.
– Egypt is where the 365-day calendar with 12 months was created.
– There are seven places in Egypt that have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Abu Mena, Historic Cairo, Memphis and its Necropolis, the Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, the Saint Catherine region, and Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley.
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