In Austria in 2009 managed to grow the biggest ― melons-giant, the weight of which was approximately 500 pounds. The world learned about this natural wonder thanks to its owner who Styriaca Christoph Sieder. At the international competition in Styria (Hartberg town) she was 1 pounds heavier melon from Slovenia.
The first mention of the melon can be found in the Bible (Numbers 11:5).
The Turkmens every second Sunday of August is considered "the Turkmen melon "