The Helix Bridge: Marina Bay, Singapore. Clever, beautiful and inspiring. Singapore's double helix bridge is 280 meters long, made of a special stainless steel, lovingly assembled over two years with great precision.Despite being just two years old is already being touted as an architectural marvel and engineering feat.ingapore's double helix bridge is 280 meters long, made of a special stainless steel, lovingly assembled over two years with great precision. Despite being just two years old is already being touted as an architectural marvel and engineering feat.
Watermelons are native to the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. The first recorded watermelon crop was found in Egypt, as it was depicted in hieroglyphics on tomb walls dating back as far as 3000 Being held in such high regard, watermelons were left as food to nourish the dead in the afterlife.
Watermelon juice can be made into wine or blended with other fruit juices. An alcoholic treat called a hard watermelon is made by pouring liquor into a hole in the rind of a whole fruit, and then eating the alcohol-permeated flesh.he watermelon is thought to have originated in southern Africa, where it is found growing wild. It reaches maximum genetic diversity there, with sweet, bland and bitter forms. In the 19th century, Alphonse de Candolle considered the watermelon to be indigenous to tropical Africa.