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Wednesday, 30 September 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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Lemon
Lemon has anti-cancer properties.
Contains limonene, which is a powerful antioxidant. Laboratory studies have shown that this compound ...
Turmeric
Turmeric is used as a pH indicator in the production of indicator strips.
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, ...
Rowan
It is a perennial plant that lives for 80 to 100 years.
Of course, as with any living organism, there are long-lived specimens. An example of such an old rowan tree is a specimen growing in Świnoujście, Poland, which is over 130 years old.
Kale
In the first year of the plant's growth, its stem is produced. It is thick and leafy and its height can vary from 10 to 110 cm.
Strawberry
They are perennial plants growing to a height of 15 - 45 cm.
There are more than 600 varieties of strawberries, but only more than a dozen gained popularity.
Aloe vera
The inner part of a leaf is made of gel and the middle layer of latex.
Lemon balm
Eugenol, found in lemon balm, has antiseptic and anesthetic properties.
It is used in dentistry to decontaminate dental canals and as an ingredient in dental cement. It is ...
Birch
You can also consume birch sap.
It is called Succus Betulae and was already known in the early Middle Ages. It was consumed both as a refreshing and medicinal drink. Birch sap primarily has a positive effect on the urinary system.
Asparagus
Young asparagus shoots grow above the surface of the ground in the spring and are ready for harvesting when they reach more than 20 cm in height and a diameter larger than that of a pencil.