Everyone knows a ripe watermelon when they see a slice, but this will help you pick the ripest, juiciest, and sweetest of the selection at the store.

This area should be a light green," he said. "Turn the watermelon over and look at the place where the fruit stood on the ground. If the watermelon is ripe, the 'belly spot' will be white or yellow.

(PSA: Minor scratches are no big deal.) Next ... a flaw. However, every watermelon has a ground spot. The key is to find one ...

You have less information to go on when buying a watermelon at a market. “In the store, the tendril test won't work, but often the first thing I look for is the ground spot,” says Perkins-Veazie.

The players allegedly made noises that could have been interpreted as animal sounds around the watermelon before smashing it on the ground and eating pieces of it. This tradition faced criticism both ...