Do you know that?

• "In 2011, the Assembly of the Republic declared the cork oak National Tree of Portugal";
  
  
• "The first bottle of Coca-Cola, between 1894 and 1899, was sealed with a cork stopper";
  
  
• "Cork production does not destroy trees. After harvesting, the cork oak performs a process of self-regeneration never seen in other forest species";
  
  
• "The floor of the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona is made of cork to improve the acoustics and cut the cold";
  
  
• "Portugal was a pioneer in environmental legislation for the protection of montados, and is currently the main legislator in this matter";
  
  
• "In 1964, cork is successfully tested in NASA vehicles at speeds that amounted to 17,900 feet per second";
  
  
• "Cork was one of the raw materials used in the caravels that sailed on seas never before sailed and in the military equipment of World War II".

* Information taken from, Portuguese Cork Association (https://www.apcor.pt/cortica/factos-curiosas/)