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Saturday, 4 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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Coconut tree
The wood from the trunk of the coconut palm and the fiber from the leaves are used in the construction industry to make roofs, mats, and furniture.
Coconut fiber is also used to make rope and other craft products, such as brushes, and brooms. In horticulture, coconut fiber is made into compost.
Saguaro cactus
Each saguaro fruit contains about 2000 seeds.
It seems a lot but keep in mind that only 1% of them germinate successfully due to harsh weather conditions.
Kale
Kale juice is known in Japan as aojiru and is a very popular dietary supplement there.
Baobab tree
Australian Baobab trees most likely appeared in Australia by long-distance seed dispersal from Africa.
Initially it has been thought that baobab trees grew on Australian soil a very long time ago and as ...
Parsley
In Russia, parsley is included in the list of plants containing narcotic substances due to its myristicin content.
Myristicin has similar effects to the THC contained in marijuana.
Kiwi
Kiwi fruits can be stored for a long time without compromising their health-promoting properties.
Even after storing these fruits for six months, the vitamin C content is about 90 percent.
Poison ivy
Over 350 thousand people in the USA suffer from urushiol contact each year.
The rash typically lasts about a week, but there are cases where it lasted more than a month.
Garlic
Some people are afraid of eating garlic because of the unpleasant smell in their mouths.
It is removed by chlorophyll contained in green parts of plants (parsley, nettle, sorrel, rue), cons ...
Coconut tree
The fruit of the coconut palm is the coconut, which botanically is a one-seeded drupe.
Like other fruits, it has three layers: exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. The exocarp is the shiny ou ...
Birch
Their fruits appear as small winged nuts.
Birch fruits are dispersed by the wind.