Those original watermelons from the Kalahari Desert were basically natural water bottles, containing about 92% water - which, interestingly enough, is the same percentage as modern watermelons.The Egyptians were actually the first to see watermelon's potential beyond just survival. You know what's fascinating? They valued these melons so much that they placed them in pharaohs' tombs - we've found watermelon seeds and paintings in burial sites dating back to 4,000 B.C.
