1. There are over 100 sushi restaurants in Tel Aviv...

2. ...making it the city with the most sushi restaurants per capita after Tokyo and NYC.

3. Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world.

4. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world.

5. Israel was the first country to ban underweight models.

6. Israeli banknotes have braille markings on them.

7. Israel won the Eurovision song competition three times.

8. The last time they won, they were represented by a transgender pop star, Dana International. The only other time that's happened is this year's winner, Conchita Wurst, from Austria.