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Friday, 13 November 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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Forget-me-not
The genus name–Myosotis–derives from the Ancient Greek and means mouse ears.
Vanilla
Until the 19th century, Mexico was the homeland of vanilla, as it was the only place with varieties of stingless bees of the Melipona and Trigona genera that pollinated the plants.
It was not until Edmond Albius, a horticulturalist from Réunion (an island in the Indian Ocean about ...
Corn
Corn cultivation was introduced to South America from Mexico in two great waves.
More than 6,000 years ago, the first spread in the Andes (evidence of cultivation in Peru was found ...
Watercress
As an herbal raw material, it is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and other valuable components for health, a study conducted by scientists at William Peterson University has proven.
Among the minerals are potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron, phosphorus, sodium, cop ...
Pineapple
Bromelain can potentiate the effects of antibiotics.
It is crucial to use caution while taking the drugs.
Pineapple
There are distinctive plumes of leaves on the top of the fruit, which are the shoots.
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.
Turmeric
Turmeric contains vitamins and minerals in marginal amounts.
These are B vitamins, vitamin E, and K, as well as calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, copper and zinc.
Chia seeds
Chia seeds reduce insulin resistance and stabilize blood sugar levels.
Because of their hydrophilic nature, the seeds swell in the stomach, giving a feeling of satiety. Th ...
Carob
It tolerates up to 3% salt concentration in the soil.
Experiments have been conducted in which young carob trees were able to perform basic physiological functions under high salinity conditions of 40 mmol NaCl/l.