19 People And Products You Didn't Know Came From Israel

From technology to entertainment, Israel has given some pretty cool things to the world.

1. SodaStream

Via johanssonweb.org

2. Waze

Via readwrite.com

In 2013, Waze won the Best Overall Mobile App award at the Mobile World Congress and was purchased by Google for a cool $1.3 billion

3. Natalie Portman

Via thefilmstage.com

Born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem

4. Max Brenner Chocolate Bar

Via bu.edu

With locations in the USA, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and Israel

5. Viber

Via agbeat.com

6. WiX

Via forbes.com

7. Cherry Tomatoes

Via commons.wikimedia.org

8. Rummikub

Via en.wikipedia.org

The most popular game in the USA in 1977

9. Shopping.com

Via tomuse.com

Began as DealTime.com, which was founded in Israel in 1998 by Dr. Nahum Sharfman and Amir Ashkenazi

10. USB Flash Drive

Via en.wikipedia.org

Invented by the Israeli company M-Systems

11. Hillel Slovak

Via pt.wikipedia.org

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' original guitarist; born in Haifa, Israel

12. Microsoft Windows XP

Via avitimes.com

Primarily developed in Israel; in 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said: “If you do the math, Microsoft is almost as much an Israeli company as it is an American company.”

13. Paranormal Activity

Via thefilmstage.com

Written and directed by Israeli Oren Peli

14. ICQ

Via seferhashlichut.blogspot.com

Known today as AOL Chat

15. Power Rangers

Via ign.com

Produced by Saban Entertainment, founded by Israeli Haim Saban

16. Amazon's Kindle

Via shawnblanc.net

Israeli Lilach Zipory and her team at Sun developed a device for reading the Kindle.

17. Homeland

Via homeofhomeland.com

Based on the Israeli series Hatufim ("Prisoners of War")

18. Computer Printing As We Know It Today

Via superwarehouse.com

The E-Print 1000, launched by Israeli company Indigo in 1993, enabled printing directly from a computer file

19. Gene Simmons from Kiss

Via news.com.au

Born Haim Witz in Haifa, Israel