Once the Thanksgiving table is cleared, all eyes turn toward Christmas, and we’ve got a fair number of holiday-themed events in this list. We’ve also collected a few decidedly NON-holiday ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with ...
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What is World Olive Tree Day?
The olive tree is not just important to the countries where these noble trees grow, but to people and communities around the world because it symbolized peace, wisdom, and harmony. Today marks World ...
An olive tree native to Jerusalem grew into a tree from a branch in the ground fertilized with prayer. Twenty-two years later, claims of the miraculous are still rooted near "The Miracle Tree" in ...
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The Olive Tree of Vouves: The 4,000-Year-Old Survivor That Watched Alexander the Great Rise and Fall
Nestled in the heart of Crete, Greece, stands the Olive Tree of Vouves, one of the oldest living olive trees in the world. Estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old, this extraordinary tree ...
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