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Tuesday, 12 August 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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Sweet potato
Unlike potatoes, in sweet potatoes, the leaves are also edible.
They are considered very nutritious.
Sycamore maple tree
Sycamore prefers areas with a cool and moist climate.
It grows in nutrient-rich, medium and stony soils. Young specimens tolerate partial shade well, while an adult tree is light-loving. It is resistant to pests and environmental pollution.
Kale
Thanks to its sulforaphane content, it has a strong antioxidant effect.
As a result, it reduces the chances of cancer. It can protect against prostate, lung, and colon cancer.
Broad beans
Some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease are made from broad beans because they are a natural source of levodopa (the biologically active form of dopamine).
Garlic
The assimilating leaves reach a length of up to 50 cm, are even-narrow, flat, or trough-shaped, and range in color from green to bluish-green.
The number of assimilation leaves indicates the size of the underground bulb.
California poppy
It has been also used in natural medicine.
Various parts of the plant have been used to repel lice, to treat headaches and toothaches, among ot ...
Trees
Some trees are living fossils.
Fossil representatives of ginkgo are known from numerous fossils, the oldest of which date to about 280 million years ago.The only relic of this group has remained until modern times ginkgo biloba.
Baobab tree
There are 8 species of baobab trees.
Six of them are endemic to Madagascar, one grows in continental Africa and one in Australia.
Cocoa bean
Cocoa is a source of many minerals and vitamins.
Contains, among others: sodium, calcium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium, polyphenols, and ...
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprouts contain an increased dose of nutrients, antioxidants, and beneficial compounds that effectively reduce inflammation and heart disease.