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Green Gold: Our Love Affair With Olive Oil (encore)

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The Power of Olive Oil

In the ancient world olive oil was as valuable as petroleum rock oil is today. The Prophet Muhammad was said to have used so much olive oil on his body that even his shawl was drenched in it. People weren't just rubbing themselves in olive oil in the ancient world they burned it for light. They used it for frying. As a preservative which is still very popular day under oil you know your tuna under oil keeps better.

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