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Wednesday, 14 January 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 plant is supported by wooden ribs inside the trunk and arms.
They can be as long as the cactus itself and have few centimeters in diameter.
Pomegranate
From the name of this fruit came the name of the projectile–grenade–a projectile that hurls shrapnel and explosive or incendiary energy.
In Spanish, the name of the fruit is granada. From it came the geographical names Grenada (an island ...
Lemon balm
Speeds up the treatment of herpes.
External application of lemon balm ointment results in a milder course of the disease and faster rec ...
Olives
Olives for oil production are harvested from mid-December to March.
Vanilla
The Spanish, over time, began establishing vanilla plantations outside Central America.
The French made similar attempts on the Réunion and the Dutch in Indonesia. Seeds and seedlings ille ...
Cabbage
It consists of 92 percent water.
6 percent are carbohydrates, and 1 percent protein. It also contains trace amounts of fat.
Corn
Corn (Zea) is an annual grass in the family Gramineae, a subfamily of panicles that includes plants such as wheat, rye, barley, rice, sorghum, sugarcane, and others.
There are two main species of the genus Zea (out of six total): Zea mays - common corn and Zea diplo ...
Pears
If our body tolerates this fruit, we should eat it for its health-promoting properties.
Pear fruit supports the functioning of the circulatory system, lowers blood pressure, and minimizes ...
Mayflower
There is a dispute among historians about where the mayflower originates from.
Some claim it was the first flower seen by the Pilgrims entering the new country in 1620 and some that it exists since the glacier period.
Garlic
Some people are afraid of eating garlic because of the unpleasant smell in their mouths.
It is removed by chlorophyll contained in green parts of plants (parsley, nettle, sorrel, rue), cons ...