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Saturday, 8 August 2026
21 facts about olives
21 facts about olives
"Where the olive refuses to grow, there the Mediterranean world ends"
It is not known exactly when and where the first olive tree, characteristic of the Mediterranean region, grew. Paleobotanists claim that wild olives g ...

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Rapeseed
After the oil is pressed from the seeds, what remains is a so-called post-extraction meal, which is a valuable animal feed that contains a high amount of protein.
Garlic
Its breeding began about 5000 years ago.
The Chinese were the first to use garlic and it was popularized there, mainly due to its properties, ...
Rapeseed
Rapeseed is very important in beekeeping.
It is a melliferous crop, and thanks to its large areas of cultivation, it is a rich source of raw material for bees.
Avocado
Avocado contains many valuable substances beneficial to the human body.
One of them is oleic acid, which lowers blood cholesterol levels.
Mayflower
It can be found in various parts of North America, including Canada, Newfoundland, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Florida.
Pears
It contains many vitamins in small amounts.
100 g of the fruit provides 5 percent of the daily intake of vitamin C, 4 percent of vitamin K, and ...
Corn
Despite health concerns, settlers ate corn, and explorers and traders eventually brought it to Europe.
Corn spread to the rest of the world because of its ability to grow in different climates. It was al ...
Citron
The flesh of citrons is dry and contains a small amount of juice.
The main component of the fruit is its thick white peel, which adheres to the flesh segments and can ...
Parsley
Parsley is a plant of the celery family.
It occurs naturally in western and southern Europe and also in the western part of Asia.
Baobab tree
Baobab species growing in Madagascar have more compact crowns and long, cylindrycal trunks compared to those growing in continental Africa.