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Sunday, 15 February 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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Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a very delicate vegetable; it is safe to feed it to babies.
Pears
It occurs in the form of trees (less often shrubs) with straight stems. The habit of the plant is slender.
Depending on the species, they can be brown, yellowish, dark red, or green. It has five-flowered her ...
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.
Corn
The cob usually contains 600 grains.
The grains are pea-sized and cling in regular rows around the white, fleshy substance that forms the cob.
Sycamore maple tree
The sycamore wood is very light, yellowish-white to almost white, glossy, with distinct rings and vessels visible to the naked eye.
It turns yellow when exposed to sunlight. Wood is hard but very flexible, medium strength, difficult ...
Sugar maple
Sugar maple trees are susceptible to various diseases, the most common being canker and gall.
Pineapple
Reddish-purple flowers of pineapple are inconspicuous, but there are nearly 200 of them in an inflorescence.
Brussels sprout
One glass of Brussels sprouts provides 14% of the daily potassium requirement.
Pumpkin
Studies have shown that due to the high content of beta-carotenoids, frequent consumption of pumpkin reduces the risk of stomach, breast, lung, and colon cancer.
Beta-carotene also prevents the accumulation of cholesterol within the walls of the arteries, thus p ...
Strawberry
Until recently, they were harvested exclusively by hand, although rapidly advancing automatization and robotization constantly change this process.
Special plantations are being created in which a unique algorithm identifies the ripeness of the fru ...