- Their scientific name is Citrullus lantanas. - They are not only fruits, but they are vegetables as well! They belong to the botanical family of gourds, and they grow the same way as fruits. As they grow from flowers that are pollinated by bees. - They are named watermelon for a reason! As they are full of watery watermelon juice, the percentage of water in each fruit is about 92%. - You can literally eat the entire fruit! It is not only the flesh that you can eat, but you can also consume the rind and seeds in various ways. And you can safely eat these seeds. - This fruit has about 50 various types, such as the seedless (queen of hearts, crimson, nova, and jack of hearts) – the picnic (black diamond, Charleston grey, and All sweet).Icebox (tiger baby and sugar baby) – the yellow\\orange (yellow doll, tender gold, and desert king). - Jubilee Sweet and Cobb Gem are the largest types. - The seedless ones have nothing to do with genetic engineering; actually, the reason behind this is hybridization. - The tiny white seeds are nothing but empty seed coats. You can eat them. They are totally safe.  For 40 years till now, Japanese farmers mastered the art of growing them in odd shapes. They can even grow then in square shapes. - China is the leader in producing them. August 3 is devoted to being their national day. - The world's largest watermelon weighed 350.5 pounds. And it is recorded in Guinness world record. - Watermelon carving is such a popular art in Thailand. - The main elements you need for growing this plant are water, sunlight, and pollination from bees.