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Tuesday, 2 September 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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Rice
Today, most of the rice produced comes from China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, the Philippines, Korea, and Japan.
Asian farmers account for 87% of total world rice production.
Citron
The flesh of citrons is dry and contains a small amount of juice.
The main component of the fruit is its thick white peel, which adheres to the flesh segments and can ...
Sunflower
What is often called a sunflower flower is an inflorescence.
It is composed of many small, single, five-petal flowers. Sunflower flowers create a very interestin ...
Watercress
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is a plant belonging to the cabbage family.
The cabbage family, once called the cruciferous family, has 343-353 genera and about 3630-4010 speci ...
Mayflower
Mayflower is protected by law in many states.
They are extremely rare in the wild, thanks to the destruction of their habitat and peculiar growing requirements, so removing one from its habitat is strictly prohibited.
Aloe vera
The inner part of a leaf is made of gel and the middle layer of latex.
Broad beans
Pythagoras also had his opinion on broad beans, who believed that the human soul transforms into broad bean seeds after death.
He demanded that the authorities ban the consumption of broad beans because they were believed to cause brain fog and dementia.
Rowan
Rowan berries have a very characteristic shape and color.
Their diameter is approximately 8 mm. Before they ripen, which happens between August and October, t ...
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo was first treated as a fruit tree because of its edible seeds, and later as an ornamental tree.
Carob
The carob tree is mentioned in the Bible.
It is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Matthew in the parable of the prodigal son who was forced to ea ...