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Wednesday, 5 August 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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Saguaro cactus
The saguaro blossom is Arizona's state flower.
Cocoa bean
The cocoa industry has been accused of profiting from slavery and child trafficking.
The first allegation that child slavery was used to produce cocoa appeared in 1998. In 2017, approxi ...
Broad beans
In Greece, the broad bean had its own god - Kyamites, who watched over the cultivation, and sacrifices were made to him when they prayed for better harvests.
In Greece, broad beans were considered the source of life. Greek athletes ate it before training to ...
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprouts stimulate proper brain and nervous system function.
It can help slow down brain aging.
Trees
The earliest trees were tree ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes that grew in forests during the Carboniferous Period.
The first tree may have been Wattieza (a close relative of modern ferns and horsetails), whose Middl ...
Lemon
Sugar
Lemons are much sweeter than limes and contain 47% more sugar on average.
Dragon blood tree
It is native to the Socotra archipelago.
It is an archipelago of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean.
Dragon blood tree
The resin is used in medicine by the inhabitants of Socotra Island.
It is treated as a coagulant, used in wound healing, treating diarrhea, or lowering fever.
Coconut tree
Cocos nucifera is a tall palm growing up to 30 meters.
It has feathery leaves 4-6 meters long, which are clustered in a crown at the top of the trunk. They ...
Cerbera odollam
Cerbera is often planted as an ornamental, screening or shade tree.
The lightweight and durable wood is used for boat building and in arts and crafts.