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Wednesday, 22 July 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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Lemon
Size
Lemon on average 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) while limes are 3 to 6 cm (1,2 to 2,4 in).
Trees
Plants evolved into trees about 385 to 370 million years ago.
Until recently, we did not know what the first representatives of trees looked like because none of ...
Sesame seeds
Despite its low glycemic index (G.I. = 35), sesame is a fairly caloric product.
There is 632 kcal in 100 grams of seeds (one tablespoon is about 10 g and 63 kcal), as well as 5% water, 23% carbohydrates (including 12% fiber), 50% fat and 18% protein.
Rapeseed
Rapeseed straw is not suitable for either animal feed or bedding.
It is used as fuel or for making fiberboard.
Pineapple
The most extensive plantations of pineapples are located in Brazil, China, Thailand, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
Hawaii was a dominant producer of pineapples in the 20th century, but about one-third of the world’s production comes from Brazil, Costa Rica and the Philippines.
Cornflower
Cornflowers bloom throughout the summer and at the end of summer, the plant disperses seeds.
Cornflowers often contaminate cereal and rapeseed crops, which is why they are considered a weed by farmers. A single plant can produce up to 800 seeds during its lifetime.
Garlic
In ancient times, garlic was also popular in the Mediterranean.
It is mentioned in writings from, among others, ancient Greece, Rome, Phoenicia, and Egypt; it was known by the Arabs and Assyrians.
Poinsettia
Why is it called Poinsettia?
It is named after the first United States ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett. He was the fi ...
Chia seeds
Economic historians say that chia seeds may have been as important as corn as a food crop in those days.
They served as a staple food for Aztec Nahuatl cultures. Jesuit chroniclers ranked chia as the third ...
Cocoa bean
The cocoa industry has been accused of profiting from slavery and child trafficking.
The first allegation that child slavery was used to produce cocoa appeared in 1998. In 2017, approxi ...