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Wednesday, 25 March 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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Rowan
It grows throughout Europe up to the Caucasus and Siberia.
Rowan can be found in the south of Spain, Greece, and on islands such as Sardinia, the Azores, the Balearic Islands, and in the north on the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
Pears
It is rich in fiber. Eating one pear provides the body with about 15 percent of its daily requirements.
This fiber helps maintain regular bowel movements by softening and filling the stool. In addition, t ...
Broad beans
Broad beans, like other legumes, have many nutritional values.
It contains a large amount of protein, which is an alternative to animal protein (100 g of cooked vegetables contain 7.6 g of protein). It is a valuable source of folic acid.
Trees
The main way trees reproduce is through seeds, but humans often use asexual reproduction (from part of the parent organism).
Seeds vary widely in size and shape. Some of the largest seeds come from trees, but the largest tree ...
Tomatoes
Tomatoes contain significant amounts of vitamins A, E and K, B vitamins and potassium.
One medium-sized tomato covers the 30% of daily requirement for vitamin C. They also contain beta-carotene and lutein(belonging to the carotenoids), as well as phenolic compounds.
Tomatoes
The English name is derived from Nahuatl, the main language of the Aztecs.
In Nahuatl, the word tomatl means swelling fruit or fatty water.
Lemon balm
It is good for sleep.
Lemon balm may help you fall asleep. A 2006 study showed that lemon balm combined with valerian significantly reduced symptoms of anxiety and sleep problems by more than 70%.
Asparagus
The young shoots of asparagus, known as spears, which appear in the spring, are used as a vegetable.
Several growing seasons must pass in order to taste the first asparagus.
Cerbera odollam
The fruits look like unripe mangoes.
They are large egg-shaped drupes up to 10 cm long.  Ripe fruits are dark red in color. After droppin ...
Beetroot
It is a biennial plant.
In the first year of cultivation, it forms a rosette of leaves and a storage root and in the second year, it forms an inflorescence shoot.