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Wednesday, 9 September 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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Citron
The flesh of citrons is dry and contains a small amount of juice.
The main component of the fruit is its thick white peel, which adheres to the flesh segments and can ...
Aloe vera
It is a succulent species of the genus Aloe.
The genus contains over 560 species, of which aloe vera is the most commonly known.
Lemon
Vitamin C
Lemon has 82% more Vitamin C than lime, yet both are a good source of it.
Birch
Birches are plants from the family Betulaceae.
They can appear as both trees and shrubs. There are 30 to 60 species of birches, 11 of which are on the endangered species list.
Cinnamon
The Ceylon cinnamon tree, the most valued species, comes from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
The cinnamon tree comes from China.
Sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are eaten cooked or baked.
They are an increasingly popular menu item for many people.
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.
Kale
Kale is a variety of vegetable cabbage and belongs to the cabbage family.
Corpse flower
Since its name was too scandalous for the vast audience, it was replaced with titan arum.
For many years, David Attenborough was believed to be the inventor of the name titan arum for his 19 ...
Poinsettia
Joel Roberts Poinsett died on December 12, 1851 - in his honor, Congress established December 12 as Poinsettia Day.
On this day, people around the world buy poinsettias and give them to loved ones. Every year, more t ...