A friend told me a few weeks back, "Did you know that watermelon is a natural Viagra?", at which time I responded, "You really shouldn't believe all that SPAM email".

So. it turns out there is a chemical component in the watermelon rind that similar to the active ingredient in Viagra. Is it enough to make the soldier stand at attention? Maybe, but likely not according to this story from WebMD.

Wasn't the watermelon rind teh stuff your mother told you not to eat because it would make you sick? I know country folks eat pickled watermelon rinds (they are good!), so do these folks know something we don't? Inquiring minds want to know......or now that I think about it.....maybe we really don't want to know. There are details there that I would rather take a pass on knowing.