Jewish Holidays
What’s the maximum number of candles you light during the 7 days of Hanukkah?
44
What’s the strangest skincare ingredient in popular products?
Snail slime
What’s Israel’s national snack
Bamba
What’s the oldest construction material still in use?
Mud bricks
What’s the most commonly burned food
Toast
What’s the only letter not found in any U.S. state name?
Q.
What’s the traditional food eaten on Hanukkah that represents the miracle of oil lasting eight days?
Latkes (potato pancakes) or sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts), both fried in oil.
How many steps are in some Korean skincare routines?
Up to 10 steps.
What’s unusual about Israel’s dairy cows
They are the most productive in the world, averaging 12,000 liters of milk per cow per year
What’s the tallest building in the world
Burj Khalifa, at 828 meters tall.
What fruit naturally contains latex?
Bananas
What animal has the largest heart in the world?
The blue whale.
What’s the world record for the largest challah
20 feet long and 150 pounds
What’s the main benefit of Vitamin C in skincare
Brightening and reducing pigmentation
What’s unique about Israel’s Dead Sea
It’s the lowest point on Earth, at 430 meters below sea level.
What’s the most commonly used material in modern construction
Concrete
What’s the spiciest chili pepper in the world?
Carolina Reaper
What’s the longest time anyone has hiccuped
68 years, by Charles Osborne.
Charles Osborne began hiccupping in 1922 after a fall while weighing a pig, likely damaging the brainstem area controlling the hiccup reflex. He hiccupped nonstop for 68 years, at one point up to 40 times per minute, earning a world record. Despite his condition, he married twice, raised eight kids, and lived until 97. His hiccups mysteriously stopped in 1990, a year before his death.
What unusual custom is associated with Yom Kippur, involving chickens?
Kapparot, where chickens are swung over people's heads in a symbolic act of atonement.
What is hyaluronic acid primarily used for in skincare?
Hydration, as it holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water
How many startups are there in Israel per capita?
Israel has the most startups per capita in the world, with about one startup for every 1,400 people.
What’s the deepest man-made structure on Earth
The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia, at 12,262 meters deep. The Kola Superdeep Borehole (Кольская сверхглубокая скважина) is the deepest man-made hole on Earth. Located in Russia, it reaches a depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) and was drilled as part of a scientific research project to study the Earth's crust.
What’s the world record for the largest pizza ever made
1,261.62 square meters, made in Rome, Italy, in 2012.
What’s the only mammal capable of true flight
The bat.
Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight, meaning they can generate lift and sustain controlled, flapping flight. Unlike gliding mammals like flying squirrels, bats have wings made of a thin membrane of skin stretched over their elongated finger bones, giving them incredible maneuverability in the air. This adaptation allows them to hunt insects, pollinate plants, and navigate at night using echolocation.
What’s the traditional Jewish New Year greeting?
Shana Tova.
What’s the most expensive skincare product on the market
Crème de la Mer, costing up to $2,400 for a jar. Crème de la Mer is a luxury moisturizer created by Dr. Max Huber, an aerospace physicist. It’s famously expensive, with some jars costing up to $2,400, because it contains a proprietary "Miracle Broth" made from fermented sea kelp and other ingredients. It's marketed for its anti-aging and skin-repairing benefits
What’s Israel’s most surprising export
Cherry tomatoes, which were commercially developed in Israel and are now grown worldwide.
What’s the strongest natural building material
Spider silk, which is stronger than steel by weight
What’s the only food that doesn’t spoil
Honey
What’s the largest desert in the world
Antarctica! Despite being covered in ice, it’s technically the driest desert on Earth.