Renaissance painting reveals how breeding changed watermelons

[Calliegirl]

...Stanchi's watermelon, which was painted sometime between 1645 and 1672, offers a glimpse of a time before breeding changed the fruit forever....

A Renaissance painting reveals how breeding changed watermelons - Vox

 

[Andy_T]

I always wonder what devout Christians think about seedless watermelons and grapes.

After all, they are reduced to the fun part, and the procreation part is completely removed. Can't be right.

 

[Amy SF]

In changing the watermelon, they made it tasteless. Feh.