Israel is the world leader in altruistic kidney donations. In 2020, Israel was the country with the most living kidney donors worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report
Israel receives thousands of letters addressed to God, which are managed by a separate department within the postal service. The letters are opened and put into the cracks of the Western wall in the old city of Jerusalem.
Israel is so small that you can cross the border on foot in almost two hours. You can run from east to west in two hours. North to south would take over nine days
Israel has no written constitution. It's one of only three countries without a written constitution. The other two are New Zealand and the UK
Mixing sugar or salt in the lemon water increases its calories. Just by squeezing lemon in it, we add six calories. Hence, sugar and salt should be avoided for weight loss.
Israel leads the world in water recycling. 90 per cent of wastewater is recycled for further use
Israel has the world's oldest continuously used cemetery. The Mount of Olives has been in use for over 3,000 years now. It has 150,000 graves but no olives. It was named for the olive trees that used to grow there in the past
Israel has 2 types of McDonald's. The regular red McDonald's restaurants and blue Mcdonald's that serve kosher food (food that complies with a strict set of dietary rules in Judaism)