stackyFACTSImagine cracking open a watermelon and getting a mouthful of dry wall. Uncultivated watermelons were mostly thick, tasteless white rinds with swirling hollow shapes inside, looking more like a miserable geometric puzzle than a refreshing summer treat.
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