Badgers, foxes and hedgehogs live in the woodlands and forests of the isles. The furry highland cows are quite a sight in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland cattle can also be seen on the Isle of Skye. The Scots call these animals with the double coat of hair 'Heilan Coo' or 'Hairy...
Wales contains some of the UK's most beautiful scenery. It's also a country that has had a turbulent past. Find out some interesting facts about the "land of song".
During a season that would see Rangers finish 3rd in the Scottish league, it would also see them get the furthest into the Champions League that they’ve ever been. They got to the round of 16, which is very respectable, and were only defeated by a Villareal side that would reach the ...
Scottish dishes are well-known for their weird names, like Forfar Bridie (a meat pastry), Cock-a-leekie (soup), Collops (escalope), Crappit heid (fish dish), Finnan haddie (haddock fish), Arbroath Smokie (smoked haddock), Cullen Skink (haddock soup), Partan bree (seafood dish), Min...
There is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration. It was officially registered in 2016 to be worn during Mars science, exploration, and outreach activities. Santa Claus was issued a pilot’s license by the U.S. government in 1927. They also gave him airway maps and promised to keep...
Since 2020, Nicole Scherzinger has been in a relationship with former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans. Before that, she was in a high-profile, on-off relationship withFormula 1icon Lewis Hamilton, and was previously engaged to American musician Nick Hexum from 2000 to 2004. ...
Welsh and Gaelic (Scottish form) Government: Constitutional Monarchy The United Kingdom is surrounded by various bodies of water, including the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Celtic Sea. It has the 12th longest coastline in the world. Between Ireland and Great...
Let’s find out more about him! His full name is Russel Ira Crowe. Cousin of former New Zealand international cricketers Jeff Crowe and Martin Crowe. Lost his front tooth playing rugby when he was ten. Never got it fixed until, at the insistence of the director for The Crossing (1990),...
New Zealand has more Scottish pipe bands per capita than Scotland itself.[13] Popular films made in New Zealand by New Zealand filmmakers includeOnce Were Warriors,The Whale Rider,The Piano, and theLord of the Rings trilogy.[13] There are no snakes in New Zealand.[12] ...
SCOTTISH NAME EDINBURGH SCOTTISH GAELIC NAME DÙN ÈIDEANN FOUNDED PRE-7TH CENTURY BCEPOPULATION 488,000 NICKNAME AULD REEKIE FIRST EVIDENCE OF LIFE IN THE AREA 2000 BCE NUMBER OF WHISKEY DISTILLERIES 2.5FUN FACTSThe city has a population of about 500,000 people. Despite being the capital ...