Most wild watermelons were originally small and bitter. But breeders gradually turned watermelons into huge balls of sugar and water. In Japan, some melons grow in near-perfect cubes. These shapes were not produced by selective breeding. Instead, farmers grow the melons in glass boxes that control their final shape. See the model in Our Global Kitchen. © AMNH/D. Finnin
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Most wild watermelons were originally small and bitter. But breeders gradually turned watermelons into huge balls of sugar and water.

In Japan, some melons grow in near-perfect cubes. These shapes were not produced by selective breeding. Instead, farmers grow the melons in glass boxes that control their final shape. See the model in Our Global Kitchen.

© AMNH/D. Finnin

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