30 facts about Israel that will really surprise you. This could never have occurred to you!
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We have collected 30 amazing facts about a small, but very strong and interesting state of Israel. After this article, you will rethink everything you knew about this country before, and you probably want to go there!
Israel ranks third in the world in terms of business expansion
It also has the highest level of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world.
Israel was the first country to ban underweight models
Israeli banknotes are marked in braille
Israelis take the third place in the world in the consumption of vegetables and sweets
The largest known cemetery of dogs of the ancient world was discovered in the coastal city of Ashkelon
Out Magazine calls Israel the gay capital of the Middle East
Israel has 137 official beaches on 273 km of coastline
Israel has the most colleges in terms of population
The same goes for museums
... as well as startups!
Voicemail technology was developed in Israel
The first antivirus software for computers was created in Israel in 1979
Israel has two official languages: Hebrew and Arabic
The city of Beersheba (Bibl. Bathsheba) is home to the largest number of chess grandmasters per capita in the world
The Israeli city of Haifa is one of the smallest subways in the world with paths just 1.8 km
Israel is one of three democracies in the world without a codified constitution. The other two are New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth.
It is very easy to swim in the Dead Sea due to the high concentration of salt. It's almost impossible to drown here
Israel is the only country to revive the dead language and make it its official language
Israel's national airline El Al sets world passenger record for commercial flights
The largest pepper was grown in Israel and listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 2013.
Life expectancy at birth in Israel is 82 years
Israel's national bird is hoopoe
Cooking fats developed in Israel can break down cholesterol and other fats in the blood.
Israeli company developed the world's first jellyfish repellent device
Israeli scientists have discovered the cause of chronic bad breath and developed an easy way to fix it
Over 44% of all lawyers registered in Israel are women
Israel ranks second in the world in the number of new books per capita
Israel sent 60 million flowers for sale to Europe last Valentine's Day
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