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Friday, 23 October 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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Stinging nettle
For medicinal purposes, nettle leaves are harvested before flowering, roots are dug up in fall or early spring, and the whole plant is used.
Juice squeezed from fresh nettle stalks is also often used, and folk medicine recommends drinking it daily to strengthen during spring fatigue.
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 ...
Sugar maple
It is the most common species of all varieties of maples.
There are at least 20 types of maple trees.
California poppy
The flowering period begins in February and lasts until September.
It is not advisable to cut the flowers of the California poppy, because then it loses its petals very quickly.
Jerusalem artichoke
The wild sunflower is a perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 1.5-3 meters tall with opposite leaves at the bottom of the stem and alternate leaves at the top.
The leaves are rough and hairy. Flowers of Jerusalem artichoke are yellow, gathered in baskets, with ...
Cabbage
Cabbage is a biennial plant.
It needs two years for its full life cycle, as it develops reproductive organs in the second year. F ...
Kale
In the first year of the plant's growth, its stem is produced. It is thick and leafy and its height can vary from 10 to 110 cm.
Baobab tree
Baobab species growing in Madagascar have more compact crowns and long, cylindrycal trunks compared to those growing in continental Africa.
Asparagus
Asparagus is a diet vegetable, containing 17 kcal per 100 g.
Baobab tree
The oil extracted from the seeds is used in cosmetics industry, mainly in the production of moisturizing creams.