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Monday, 22 December 2025
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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Cerbera odollam
Various parts of Cerbera are used in the production of drugs, as well as in folk medicine.
Extracts from the roots, leaves, and bark show antibacterial and diuretic effects.
Poison ivy
Blooming season lasts from May to July.
The flowers are small, grow in clusters and are yellowish-white or greenish-white in color.
Lemon
Lemons contain a lot of vitamin C, about 53 mg / 100 g.
Thanks to it, they support our immunity and soothe the course of illness.
Baobab tree
The oil extracted from the seeds is used in cosmetics industry, mainly in the production of moisturizing creams.
Sugar maple
The sugar maple, also known as Acer saccharum, is a flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae.
Sapindaceae contains 138 genera, such as lychee or horse chestnut.
Rapeseed
Canola oil used to be notorious for its high content of erucic acid.
This acid has toxic effects on the body. It makes up as much as 50% of the fatty acids in this oil.
Tomatoes
The world's largest tomato producers are China, India and the USA.
Nearly 60% of the world's production comes from Asia.
Sunflower
Sunflower oil, when mixed with diesel fuel, can be used as fuel in diesel engines.
However, such fuels should not be used in extremely cold conditions. Due to the high content of unsaturated fats, sunflower oil has a higher viscosity at low temperatures.
Birch
In northern India, birch has great historical and cultural significance.
The thin bark that fell off the trunk in winter was widely used as writing paper. Birch paper is extremely durable and was the material from which many ancient Indian texts were made.
Grapes
In the 19th century, European winemaking suffered greatly from fungal invasions.
Both fungi and aphids caused huge losses in crops. It was only by chance that it was discovered that copper compounds are excellent fungicides and the blight was brought under control.