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Sunday, 31 May 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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Watercress
The medicinal properties of cress juice allow it to treat skin diseases, eczema, or eczema.
Corn
Corn has also played an important role in the history of the United States. When the first settlers arrived on the North American continent in December 1620, they lacked food, and many died. Those who survived were helped by Indians who shared food with them and showed them how to grow corn, squash, and legumes.
To repay them, the settlers organized a festival of thanksgiving lasting several days after the firs ...
Turmeric
Turmeric contains vitamins and minerals in marginal amounts.
These are B vitamins, vitamin E, and K, as well as calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, copper and zinc.
Cinnamon
The largest producers of cinnamon are Indonesia (about 40%) and China (about 35%).
Other large producers include Vietnam (17%) and Sri Lanka (8%).
Kale
It is a good source of calcium and potassium.
Watercress
It can be grown in a pot at home.
It is undemanding, needing only a fair amount of water and adequate sunlight. Leaves are detached from the growing plant, and new leaves appear in their place, in greater numbers.
Vanilla
The Spanish, over time, began establishing vanilla plantations outside Central America.
The French made similar attempts on the Réunion and the Dutch in Indonesia. Seeds and seedlings ille ...
Vanilla
Vanilla blooms every 2-3 years, and the flowering period lasts about 2-3 months.
The fruit is a green, pod-like seed bag.
Tomatoes
In 18th century France, tomatoes were considered an aphrodisiac.
Sunflower
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine.
It is also the symbol of the Vegan Society, the state flower of Kansas, and one of the symbols of the Japanese city of Kitakyushu.