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Thursday, 9 July 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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California poppy
The plant is densely branched, rather limp, and blue-green in color.
The Stem is free from the milky fluid. The leaves are multiply tripartite and narrowly lobed.
Poison ivy
American species differ in plant appearance.
Western poison ivy is a more shrub-like plant that usually grows to 1m (3ft) height. Eastern poison ...
Kiwi
Kiwi has its own holiday.
It is called Fenakiwi or Festa Nacional do Kiwi (Kiwi Festival). It is an annual festival in the cit ...
Coconut tree
Cocos nucifera is a tall palm growing up to 30 meters.
It has feathery leaves 4-6 meters long, which are clustered in a crown at the top of the trunk. They ...
Poinsettia
The poinsettia, outside its natural habitat, is grown as a potted flower and various chemicals are used to limit its growth.
In the tropical and subtropical regions this species is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant. In ...
Garlic
Garlic comes from Central Asia.
Its original form was a wild variety of Allium longicuspis, which today can be found in China and Korea.
Coconut tree
Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera), also known as coconut palm (whole plant) and coconut (fruit) is a monotypic species belonging to the family Arecaceae.
It is the only species (monotype) of the genus Cocos that has different varieties. The name of this ...
Chestnuts
Chestnuts have been known to mankind for millennia, when they were a staple food in southern Europe, Turkey, and southwest Asia, largely replacing cereals where its cultivation was difficult.
Evidence of human cultivation of chestnuts dates back to around 2000 BC. Alexander the Great and the ...
Saguaro cactus
Saguaro has very sharp and durable spines.
They can grow to 7 cm (3in) long, and can cause severe wounds to animals and people.
Strawberry
Due to the presence of specific proteins, strawberries can be allergenic, especially for children.
Symptoms that can occur after eating strawberries include swelling of the tongue and lips and burnin ...