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Sunday, 18 October 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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Corpse flower
It is considered vulnerable.
Apart from being rare in the wild, the titan arum is vulnerable to the loss and destruction of its habitat.
Brussels sprout
One cup of cooked Brussels sprouts provides 4 grams of dietary fiber.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are not easy to peel when cold.
One kilogram of chestnuts yields approximately 700 g of shelled chestnuts.
Vanilla
Until the 19th century, Mexico was the homeland of vanilla, as it was the only place with varieties of stingless bees of the Melipona and Trigona genera that pollinated the plants.
It was not until Edmond Albius, a horticulturalist from Réunion (an island in the Indian Ocean about ...
Garlic
In ancient times, garlic was also popular in the Mediterranean.
It is mentioned in writings from, among others, ancient Greece, Rome, Phoenicia, and Egypt; it was known by the Arabs and Assyrians.
Pears
The largest pear grown weighed nearly 3 kg (2948)
The gardener who created this giant comes from Japan and is called Ja Aichi Toyota Nashi Bukai. The ...
Lemon balm
Since the Renaissance, it has been used to attract honey bees.
Some believed that bees would never leave the garden where lemon balm grew. 
Bananas
Humans and bananas have 50% identical DNA.
Jerusalem artichoke
In many areas, it is considered an invasive species.
If its occurrence extends beyond its original range, measures are taken to limit its spread.In Polan ...
Cerbera odollam
The common names for Cerbera odollam is suicide tree, mintolla, pong-pong and othalam.
It has different common names depending on the region of occurrence. In Malay it is called othalam, ...