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Wednesday, 3 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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Lemon
It can be grown at home.
Seeds can be obtained from fruit that we buy in the store. A plant grown from seeds does not retain the characteristics of a mother specimen but is an original exotic potted plant.
Avocado
The flesh of avocado has been treated as an effective aphrodisiac for centuries.
The leaves and bark were used to reduce fever and treat women’s diseases.
Pumpkin
A pumpkin is a creeping plant whose shoots can reach up to 12 meters.
The shoots are hairy and contain clinging whiskers. Leaves are large, heart-shaped, with hairy edges ...
Rice
About 600 million tons of rice are produced annually.
It can be grown on various soils but grows best on clay soils that retain water. The growing season of rice lasts all year round.
Cornflower
In modern times it was introduced to North America.
There it was given the local name cornflower because it grows very often in cornfields.
Pomegranate
From the name of this fruit came the name of the projectile–grenade–a projectile that hurls shrapnel and explosive or incendiary energy.
In Spanish, the name of the fruit is granada. From it came the geographical names Grenada (an island ...
Kiwi
Kiwi has its own holiday.
It is called Fenakiwi or Festa Nacional do Kiwi (Kiwi Festival). It is an annual festival in the cit ...
Corn
Despite health concerns, settlers ate corn, and explorers and traders eventually brought it to Europe.
Corn spread to the rest of the world because of its ability to grow in different climates. It was al ...
Cornflower
It has been a symbol of social liberalism in Sweden since the early 20th century.
It is also the official flower of the Swedish province of Östergötland.
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.