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7 Things You Did Not Know about Onion and Garlic 1.Onion has been cultivated for at least 7,000 years. The species may have originated in Central Asia or Iran, and was first cultivated in the Middle East. Garlic may have originated in southwestern Asia and was cultivated 5,000 years ago in the Middle East. 2.To impede the stored onion and garlic to sprout, you have... 21 December 2007 06:00 GMT Onion Protects the Heart Perhaps western people die for a fistful of onions only in spaghetti, while in fact onion could prolong your life. A new research made at the British Institute of Food Research points to the fact that a diet rich in the chemicals called flavonoids decreases early signs of heart disease. This new research focused on t... 6 November 2007 04:47 GMT Onion Boosts Memory! Onions can make you cry (or laugh, if you watch "Cry Onion", the 1975 Western movie with Franco Nero). Just like garlic, their relative, onions originated in central Asia and they were first grown in Iran and West Pakistan over 5000 years ago. No wonder, as onions are rich in sugars (there is a higher sugar amount in... 19 September 2007 04:00 GMT