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Friday, 21 November 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
Rice is gluten-free.
It can be eaten by people suffering from intolerance to this protein. Rice also contains no allergens.
Baobab tree
The strong fiber extracted from the bark is used in many places to make ropes and fabrics. The trees also provide raw materials for hunting and fishing tools.
Bananas
Most bananas are grown in India.
The next largest crops are in China, Indonesia, Brazil, and Ecuador.
Carrot
It contains large amounts of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprout is a biennial plant.
It has a long ( 50-100 cm), thick, heavily leafy stem, ending at the top with a plume of large leave ...
Jerusalem artichoke
Americans refer to the wild sunflower as Jerusalem artichoke or Canadian truffle.
This is probably related to the account of Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer who, while traveli ...
Kiwi
Kiwi fruits are eaten raw.
They can be eaten whole, along with the peel, which is also a rich source of vitamins. The fruit con ...
Forget-me-not
It is also a symbol of International Missing Children’s Day.
Saguaro cactus
Fruits are ruby red and big.
Their size may vary from 6 to 9 cm (2,5 to 3,5 in) and ripe in June. As they grow really high, special pole is used to harvest them.
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle leaves and stems contain flavonoids, organic acids including formic and acetic acids, beta-carotene, vitamins A, B, B5, C, K, mineral salts - especially iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium, chlorophyll, acetylcholine, tannins, beta-sitosterol, enzymes, silicon and calcium compounds, acids: linoleic, linolenic, stearic, palmitic and oleic, almost all known amino acids.