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Sunday, 13 July 2025
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Poison ivy
Over 350 thousand people in the USA suffer from urushiol contact each year.
The rash typically lasts about a week, but there are cases where it lasted more than a month.
Pineapple
Pineapples contain a lot of fiber.
Pectin swelling in the stomach gives a prolonged feeling of satiety, and therefore pineapples are recommended for people losing weight.
Cabbage
Savoy cabbage was bred in Germany.
Its cultivation was carried out by German farmers as early as the 16th century, it quickly gained popularity and was a staple food as early as the 17th century.
Tomatoes
The English name is derived from Nahuatl, the main language of the Aztecs.
In Nahuatl, the word tomatl means swelling fruit or fatty water.
Rice
Since its dissemination, rice has become a staple throughout the world.
It was known in the classical world, imported from Egypt and perhaps western Asia. It was known in G ...
Parsley
Substances in parsley stimulate breast milk production in breastfeeding women.
Brussels sprout
Brussel sprout is a member of the Gemmifera cultivar group of cabbages.
Corpse flower
It’s commonly known as a corpse flower due to its smell.
It emits an odor resembling rotting meat or a decaying corpse. It takes approximately 30 chemicals t ...
Chia seeds
Chia is an annual plant that grows up to 1 meter (3,2 feet) tall.
Its flowers are purple or white, gathered in whorls at the tips of the stems. The fruits (splits) co ...
Lemon
Color
Most obvious distinctive feature is their color. Lemons are usually bright yellow, while limes are usually a bright shade of green. However, some types of limes turn yellow when they ripen.