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Tuesday, 2 June 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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Coconut tree
The coconut palm is native to tropical and subtropical areas, but its exact origin is not fully established.
It is difficult to conclusively determine because its seeds can survive long sea voyages, which has ...
Saguaro cactus
Fruits are ruby red and big.
Their size may vary from 6 to 9 cm (2,5 to 3,5 in) and ripe in June. As they grow really high, special pole is used to harvest them.
Dragon blood tree
It produces red, blood-like resin, thus is where it derives its name from.
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 ...
Carob
Carob is also used as a high energy feed for livestock, especially ruminants.
In the past, carob pods were mainly used as animal feed in the Maltese Islands. However, in times of ...
Trees
Traditionally, trees are divided into deciduous and coniferous.
In terms of use, they are divided into fruit, ornamental, forest trees.
Asparagus
Despite being low in calories and containing 95% water, asparagus contains a lot of vitamins and minerals.
They are rich in folic acid, vitamins C, and E, beta-carotene, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and also inulin, which is a prebiotic for intestinal bacteria.
Parsley
In Russia, parsley is included in the list of plants containing narcotic substances due to its myristicin content.
Myristicin has similar effects to the THC contained in marijuana.
California poppy
It is a psychoactive plant, but not addictive.
It has been used by indigenous people in California since prehistoric times as a painkiller, sedativ ...
Pineapple
Unripe pineapples can irritate the throat and cause diarrhea.
Bromelain is an allergen.