another international against an obscure little country it's time for some: #JockFACTS

432 people own half the land in Scotland. However, Scotland has some of the best outdoor access laws in the world and pretty much all of the privately owned land is free to walk, cycle or camp on as long as the outdoor access code is followed (namely leaving no trace).

In 2005, the United Nations deemed Scotland “The Most Violent Country in The Developed World”.

The original script of Braveheart had the Irish fighting the Scottish, which was historically accurate. The script had to be changed because the Irish and Scottish extras refused to fight each other.

Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness, ScotlandEbenezer-Place-Worlds-Shortest-Street, is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world’s shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street, Bacup, Lancashire. The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel.

The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.

Buckfast Tonic Wine (15% ABV) contains the caffeine equivalent of six cups of coffee and, among other things, accounted for 5,638 crimes in three years in a small region of Scotland.

Hip hop music originated in medieval Scottish pubs

Bagpipes were invented in Iran and then brought to Scotland by the Romans.

40% of the population of south east scotland are gingers

Posted By: Tombs, Nov 11, 19:41:29