Chapter
The history of watermelons and its global influence
09:31 - 16:04 (06:33)
The domestication of watermelons began in Northeast Africa many hundreds, if not thousands of years ago, where the Nubians were likely the first to select for sweeter and sweeter seeds. The spread of watermelon consumption across the world is evidenced by the many unrelated words for it.
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Comedian Michael Jr. reminisces about the joys of eating watermelon with his granddad, but someone's negative ranking just sucks the fun out of it.
09:31 - 10:38 (01:07)
Summary
Comedian Michael Jr. reminisces about the joys of eating watermelon with his granddad, but someone's negative ranking just sucks the fun out of it.
ChapterThe history of watermelons and its global influence
EpisodeWatermelons: Nature's Gift to the World
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Watermelon has been domesticated over many hundreds or thousands of years by the Nubians in Northeast Africa.
10:38 - 14:20 (03:41)
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Watermelon has been domesticated over many hundreds or thousands of years by the Nubians in Northeast Africa. The word "watermelon" has different words in Arabic and Hebrew, indicating that they have all had it for a long time.
ChapterThe history of watermelons and its global influence
EpisodeWatermelons: Nature's Gift to the World
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The history of watermelon in America is complicated, as its origins are in Africa and it was at one time a symbol of freedom for black people.
14:21 - 16:04 (01:43)
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The history of watermelon in America is complicated, as its origins are in Africa and it was at one time a symbol of freedom for black people. However, starting from the Civil War, it became a racist trope of black people eating watermelons perpetuated by white people.