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Wednesday, 20 May 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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Baobab tree
Australian Baobab trees most likely appeared in Australia by long-distance seed dispersal from Africa.
Initially it has been thought that baobab trees grew on Australian soil a very long time ago and as ...
Asparagus
Asparagus has two subspecies.
One of them, Asparagus prostranus, grows especially abundantly on the coast of Cornwall, where one of the islands of the Lizard Peninsula is named Asparagus Island.
Kale
It is a resistant plant to diseases and pests that attack other plants in the cabbage family.
Birch
Plywood made of Baltic birch wood is an ideal product for the construction of speaker housings.
Birchwood resonates well, especially in the high and low tone peaks, which perfectly complements the gaps in frequencies that the speaker itself has problems with.
Pumpkin
The pumpkin is an annual plant in the Cucurbitaceae family.
The Cucurbitaceae family includes about 1,000 species. These plants grow under natural conditions in ...
Carrot
There are about 25 species of carrots, some of which are considered poisonous.
Sycamore maple tree
The sycamore maple is a relatively long-lived tree that grows quite fast.
It reaches an age of 250-350 (up to 500) years. The growth rate is 50-100 cm per year and is rapid u ...
Baobab tree
Baobab trunks were oftenly made a burial places, sometimes prisons and even a bar once.
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flowering plant of approximately 109 species in the orchid family.
Orchids (Orchidaceae) estimate at 30-40 thousand species of perennials, distributed into 880 genera. ...
Saguaro cactus
For cutting saguaro down you can go to jail.
Maximum sentence you can get is 3 year and 9 months.