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Wednesday, 8 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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Rapeseed
After the oil is pressed from the seeds, what remains is a so-called post-extraction meal, which is a valuable animal feed that contains a high amount of protein.
Forget-me-not
The genus name–Myosotis–derives from the Ancient Greek and means mouse ears.
Forget-me-not
The Alzheimer Society uses the forget-me-not to rise awareness of the disease.
Sycamore maple tree
The leaves are arranged opposite, and placed on very long petioles, 10 to 20 cm (3,93 - 7,87 in).
The petioles do not secrete milky sap, as is the case with the common maple. The leaves do not devel ...
Kale
Kale juice is known in Japan as aojiru and is a very popular dietary supplement there.
Avocado
The avocado trade is so beneficial that it has become an interest of drug cartels.
There are known cases of seizing cultivations by the mafia.
Cocoa bean
Cocoa is a source of many minerals and vitamins.
Contains, among others: sodium, calcium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium, polyphenols, and ...
Kiwi
In New Zealand, kiwi cultivation and fruit were popularized.
In 1959, they were marketed in New Zealand as "kiwifruit" and spread to other parts of the world. Th ...
Cinnamon
The Ceylon cinnamon tree, the most valued species, comes from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
The cinnamon tree comes from China.
Lemon
Despite a very sour taste, lemon is an alkaline fruit and allows you to maintain the acid-base balance of the body.
Lemon juice is rich in alkaline minerals that remain in the blood during metabolism raising its pH, which in turn alkalizes the entire body.