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Monday, 19 October 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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Pomegranate
From the name of this fruit came the name of the projectile–grenade–a projectile that hurls shrapnel and explosive or incendiary energy.
In Spanish, the name of the fruit is granada. From it came the geographical names Grenada (an island ...
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 ...
Watercress
It is low in calories, in 100 g it contains only 11 kcal. It also has a low glycemic index.
It helps with constipation, has anti-cancer effects, boosts immunity, helps with liver disorders, an ...
Vanilla
Vanilla came to Europe half a thousand years ago. At the beginning of the 16th century, it was brought to Spain by the conquistador Hernán Cortés de Monroy Pizarro Altamirano, who had previewed the use of vanilla sticks at the court of the Aztec ruler Montezuma.
The first people to ever use the plant were the Totonac, the indigenous people of Mexico, who eventu ...
Pumpkin
The beta-carotene in the pumpkin ensures the proper functioning of the eyesight, especially at dusk.
It also reduces the risk of macular degeneration, inhibits the development of xerophthalmia (dry eye syndrome), and prevents damage to the lens and the formation of cataracts.
Citron
Citron is a large, fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind.
It is probably one of the three parent species (along with the pomelo and mandarin orange) of most cultivated forms of citrus.
Rapeseed
Nowadays, the oil is pressed from erucic-free rapeseed varieties, also known as double-improved, which contain less than 2% of this fatty acid.
Rowan
Rowan is a very flammable plant.
Litter near rowan trees should be carefully monitored because it may lead to the fire spreading rapidly.
Lemon balm
Some studies suggest that it may help with nausea.
However, it is important to note that most of the studies used a mixture of other herbs, so the direct effects of lemon balm are not yet known in detail.
Kale
There are many varieties of kale, which vary in leaf color and stem length.