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Last year, Israel became the first country to place a ban on the use of underweight models on catwalks.

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There are 285 replica models of historical, cultural and religious sites on display at the tourist museum Mini Israel.

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Napoleon tried to lay siege to Acre in 1799. There is a “Napoleon Hill” in the city.

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You can buy hummus flavoured ice cream in a shop in Jaffa.

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The opening scene of the Al Pacino film “The Insider” was shot in Israel – although it was set in Lebanon.

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Israel has the highest number of museums per head in the world.

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More than nine out of 10 Israeli homes use solar power to heat water.

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The scene in which Tel Aviv beach is shown in Steven Spielberg’s Munich, was actually filmed in Malta.

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The Dead Sea is also 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.

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Bamba, Israel’s favourite snack, was first produced in 1964 as cheese-flavoured. Only two years later did acquire its much-loved peanut butter flavour.

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