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Tuesday, 19 May 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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Chestnuts
Chestnuts can be eaten both raw and after heat treatment.
When eaten raw, they can be a bit tart, especially if the skin is not removed. Another method is to ...
Cabbage
Russians consume the most cabbage in the world.
The statistical Russian eats 20 kilograms of cabbage a year, followed by the Belgians who eat 4.7 kilograms, and just behind them the Dutch with 4 kilograms of cabbage consumed annually.
Brussels sprout
Eating Brussels sprouts may not be advisable if you have hypothyroidism.
Birch
Depending on the species, they can reach a height of 1 to 20 meters.
One of the taller ones is paper birch and the lower ones are dwarf birch. These plants also differ in the size of their leaves, which can be from 5 mm to 15 cm in length.
Forget-me-not
Forget-me-nots are worn on Remembrance Day (November 11th) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in remembrance of the victims of World War I.
Stinging nettle
There are about 40 calories in 100 grams of stinging nettle.
Rice
Like any grain, it is a caloric product.
There is 365 kcal in 100 g (3,5 oz) of white rice, 370 kcal in brown rice, 374 kcal in parboiled rice, and 357 kcal in wild rice.
Parsley
Parsley seeds and fruits have the highest myristicin content.
Broad beans
Italians also have their patron saint of broad beans–Saint Joseph.
After the great drought in Sicily, when only broad beans survived and the population had something t ...
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.