20 unusual facts about cucumbers!

I think many people love cucumbers, but at the same time they do not think about what amazing secrets these wonderful vegetables carry. I have collected interesting secrets of cucumber. Happy reading.

Have you ever thought about how much of a cucumber contains? It turns out that cucumber is 95 percent water.
This vegetable is considered a dietary product. If you eat a kilogram of cucumbers, you will hardly get fat as much as this amount contains only one hundred and fifty calories.

Cucumbers are quite old vegetables. They are even recorded in the Bible. Here's another proof that cucumbers have been around for a long time. The ancient Egyptians loved to put cucumbers in the tombs of the pharaohs.

There is a monument to the cucumber in Russia. It is located in the city of Nizhyn.
Recently, in the United Arab Emirates, square-shaped cucumbers were bred. Europeans like to call thorny fruits "Russian cucumbers" only because they like these smooth vegetables.

Several hundred years ago, the French emperor - Napaleon - promised a big reward to those people who figure out how to preserve the freshness of cucumbers for a long period.

Melon and cucumber are similar fruits. They have common ancestors.
There are cucumbers the size of a squash and they grow in Ecuador.
It turns out that cucumbers appeared more than six thousand years ago.
In ancient Rome, the emperor Tiberius had an unusual tradition. He ate cucumbers absolutely every day.

Cucumbers were born at the foot of the Himalayan mountains, where they grow to this day.
In ancient Greece, the cucumber was called "aguros", which means "unripe".
Cucumber masks are the best way to improve complexion.

There is International Cucumber Day and it is celebrated on July 27th.
With a lack of moisture, cucumbers have a bitter taste.
In some Pacific islands, cucumbers are considered a delicacy.

1 plant can grow as many as 150 cucumbers.
Cucumbers are also able to smooth out wrinkles and help fight inflammation.
Apart from these facts, cucumbers have many health benefits. For example, vitamin C, which is important for everyone. These are the interesting secrets of the cucumber