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Monday, 12 January 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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Kale
Kale is grown in central and northern Europe, North America, and Asia.
Due to its temperature preferences, it is rarely found in tropical areas.
Stinging nettle
In the Arabic countries, nettle seeds were added to the horse's feed to make the horse's coat shine.
Watercress
Watercress grows in meadows around springs and streams or in shallow waters and other moist places.
In Poland, it is considered a native, arboreal species, and as of 2014, it is under partial species protection in our country (it is placed on the Polish list in the NT - near threatened category).
California poppy
The plant is densely branched, rather limp, and blue-green in color.
The Stem is free from the milky fluid. The leaves are multiply tripartite and narrowly lobed.
Watercress
It also inhibits the aging process of the skin. It improves its condition but also allows to undo skin changes, such as discoloration or redness. It causes wrinkles to become shallower and pores to become narrower.
Saguaro cactus
Its Latin name is Carnegiea gigantea and it’s a member of Cactaceae family.
Pears
They are widely used in the food industry.
They are consumed raw, sold canned, processed into juices, jams, and jellies, or dried.
Cocoa bean
After harvesting, the cocoa berries are cut in half, and the seeds and pulp are removed.
The moist seeds, surrounded by pulp, are placed in piles, placed in baskets or boxes, and covered wi ...
Grapes
The basic product obtained from grapes is wine.
It was cultivated in southern Europe in ancient times.
Sunflower
The first sunflower crops were established as early as 2100 BC in what is now Mexico.
From there, the crop quickly spread north into southern Canada. The first sunflower seedlings were brought to Europe in the early 16th century.