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Israel: 10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know

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Israel: 10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know

Israel is a country you probably might have heard of before. It’s a country full of religious platforms comprising three religions together (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity). It’s a country of dozens of museums, landscapes, parks, beaches, food and much more. Although many people want to travel to eastern countries, this country, however, seems to be a good option to visit since it’s so cheap and affordable.

 

Now then, let’s check out the top 10 fun facts you probably didn’t know about Israel.

 

  1. There’s A Hummus Flavored Ice-Cream Sold in Jaffa

Now I bet you didn’t know this one? Quite surprised huh? Well, it’s true. There’s an actual hummus flavored ice-cream sold in Jaffa, Israel and is extremely healthy. The ice-cream is made with vanilla, ground chickpeas, tahini, and sugar. It’s a legenda hummus ice-cream and is quite loved by Israeli citizens. The taste of hummus ice-cream is a lot similar to halva having tahini and honey combined. Halva is a traditional sweet dessert mostly found in eastern, Middle Eastern and central south Asian countries shuttle from Tel Aviv to Petra.

 

  1. Israel Publishes a Lot of Books Annually

There are a lot of books annually published in Israel. According to the “National Library Annual Report” It was found that about 35% increase has been found in book publishing in Israel in 2019 as compared to 2008. The numbers keep on increasing as per the same report, about 7,692 books were published in 2017, and about 8,571 have been published in 2018, showing a huge increase in number. Looks like Israeli people love knowledge and love to share it with others.

 

  1. Israeli Bank Notes Include Braille to Assist the Blind

Israeli are very thoughtful when it comes to their citizens. They make sure that a blind is not made a fool while provided with money, so they developed a “Braille” on it for him to read the note and understand what amount he has along with him. Braille are a form of dots that is a readable language by the blinds through sensing those dots with a touch.

 

  1. Israel “Dead Sea” Is the Lowest Sea on Earth

Israel “Dead Sea” is known to be a natural wonder of the world. It’s located at the Jordan Rift valley and is the saltiest lake ever. There, people swim and float on the sea due to the high amount of minerals found within the sea. Also, you’ll find no sea creatures in it as can’t live in it otherwise, they would die. The sea the lowest dry land located on earth and is below 413 meters sea level.

 

  1. Israel Has Its Own Festival of Love Called “TuB’Av”

In other countries, people celebrate “Valentine’s day” whereas, in Israel, people celebrate “TuB’Av.” Well, it’s not like they don’t get to celebrate valentine, it’s just that their happiness doubles since there are two days of love celebrate. TuB’Av is quite a lot similar to Valentine’s Day and is a perfect day for arranging engagements and weddings Shuttle service for petra. It is known as the “holiday of Love” and is celebrated in August. According to Israeli citizens, it’s one of their favorite holidays of the year.

 

  1. Jerusalem Includes Above 1500 Gardens and Parks

Israel is itself a good country with a lot of landscapes, parks, and gardens but did you know? That it’s one city contains about more than 1500 parks and gardens? That’s right. In Jerusalem, there is a special park full of greenery and beautiful flower gardens known as “Jerusalem Metropolitan Park” which is spread over 1,500 hectares (3700 Acers) giving you a ton of gardens and small parks within? Also, there are a lot of undiscovered parks and gardens which exist but you are not quite familiar with it.

 

  1. The World’s First Jellyfish Repellent Was Developed By Israel Company

When it comes to technology, Israel is rapidly progressing, making new changes and building new products but did you know? That the very first Jellyfish repellent which keeps your skin protected against jellyfish sting, was developed by an Israeli company? That’s right. Safe Sea, an Israeli company developed the first jellyfish repellent which could help the ocean lovers swim freely within the sea, protected from stings.

 

  1. Israel Is the Country With A Sacred National Language (Hebrew)

Other sacred languages might be fading however there is one such country whose national language is still the sacred one and that is “Israel.” Their sacred language is “Hebrew” which was widely spoken in the 10th century BCE which means that this language is almost “3000” years old.

 

  1. “Thick Peanuts Cheetos” snack helps Israeli babies not to suffer nut allergies.

In Israel, there is a snack known as the “Thick Peanuts Cheetos” which is called by the name “Bamba” in Israel. It’s a very famous snack with increased sales which has never declined since 1964. It’s a butter-flavored snack with corn ingredient, giving it that Cheetos look and is manufactured by “Osem Corporation in Holon, Israel.” The snack contributes to about 25% of the sales market. This snack, helps kids avoid nut allergies by its consumption.

 

  1. Israel Has More Than 40 Kosher McDonalds. 

Israel follows a strict food diet, which means that all the food items and franchises for abroad working in Israel must follow a kosher diet. Just like Muslims have special well-disciplined diet maintenance called “Halal” keeping food halal-certified, so do Jews. Jews also have a disciplined diet in which, meat must be slaughtered and salted in the right way following Jewish law according to halakha. This is the reason why most of the McDonald’s outlets and franchises have to follow a strict kosher diet before they serve food to Israeli citizens.

Conclusion

As per the above-mentioned information, it can prove that Israel is full of surprises. There are many other surprising facts about Israel however those mentioned above top the list. So make sure, if you are willing to go for a middle eastern country visit, take a visit to Israel as not only it will cost cheap but will be filled with attractions and delicious food items.

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