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Tuesday, 24 February 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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Brussels sprout
Eating Brussels sprouts may not be advisable if you have hypothyroidism.
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 ...
Rice
Dry rice and wet rice are distinguished by their cultivation requirements.
Dry rice, known as "mountain" rice, can be grown without irrigation but yields less. It is most comm ...
Lemon balm
Speeds up the treatment of herpes.
External application of lemon balm ointment results in a milder course of the disease and faster rec ...
Garlic
Garlic has weak and shallow roots.
Only adventitious roots grow from the heel, which die when the plant stops growing.
Turmeric
Turmeric inhibits the multiplication of viruses and prevents the development of bacterial and fungal diseases.
Garlic
The documented spectrum of action of garlic is very broad, but further research is still being conducted.
increases the secretion of gastric juice, while protecting against heartburn has a cholagogic and a ...
Mandarines
Mandarin orange is a citrus plant belonging to the family Rutaceae.
This family contains over 2070 plant species classified in 160 genera. The most common Rutaceae are Orange, Mandarin, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Lime.
Saguaro cactus
They can grow to really gigantic forms, but it takes time.
It takes them usually more than 20 years to exceed 1 meter (3ft 3in) height. They reach 3 meters (10 ft) after about 40 years and 7 meters (23 ft) after 100 years.
Carrot
It contains many carotenoids: alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene and zeaxanthin.