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Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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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Turmeric
It also has a positive effect on the eyes.
Research is ongoing into the effects of turmeric on the treatment of conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome and glaucoma.
Sycamore maple tree
The two tallest sycamore trees in Europe grow in Denmark and England.
Both trees measure about 40 m (131 ft). Two slightly lower specimens are found in the Netherlands and Germany, with heights of 37 m and 36.9 m respectively (~121 ft).
Aloe vera
In Mexico and Peru, aloe vera is made into jams.
Jerusalem artichoke
Topinambur tubers contain a lot of silica.
They also have more vitamin B1 and iron than potatoes. They contain vitamin C (up to 45 mg in 100 g) ...
Lemon
In the Renaissance, women used lemon juice as a cosmetic.
They used them to redden their lips.
Avocado
Avocado is pear-shaped, round, or egg-shaped.
It is usually 7 – 20 centimeters long and weighs about 100 – 170  grams. Its flesh is fat and creamy, and the outer layer thick, leathery, and green or brown-green.
Sesame seeds
White and other light sesame seeds are standard in Europe, the Americas, western Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Black and darker-colored sesame seeds are in demand mainly in China and Southeast Asia.
Avocado
Some sources claim avocado was domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes about 5,000 years ago.
It makes its cultivation as old as the invention of the wheel.
Sunflower
In 1979, a mathematical formula was developed for generating a sunflower spiral.
It is used in computer graphics to generate images of these plants.
Stinging nettle
Roman soldiers carried nettle seeds to rub into their skin to counteract the effects of numbness in the limbs caused by fatigue and weather conditions.