Wednesday 1 July 2015

Greece's annual production of olive oil weighs as much as 1,575 blue whales.

Greece, the third-largest olive-oil player in the world after Spain and Italy, produces 300,000 tonnes a year. Ninety percent of that is exported to the European Union.
Fun fact: Some of the olive trees planted in Greece during the 13th century are still producing olives.
An adult blue whale weighs 420,000 pounds.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, "Ancient Greece"

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