26-30 Scotland Facts
26. 90% of Scotch whisky made in Scotland is exported. – Source
27. “Frankenstein” mummies were found in Scotland. 2 bodies made out of 6 people. – Source
28. A woman in Scotland registered herself by accident as a tourist attraction, becoming the nations 87th best destination. – Source
29. All Scottish Folds are descended from a single cat named Susie, found on a farm in Scotland in 1961, who was killed by a car three months after producing the first Scottish Fold kittens. – Source
30. In the Harry Potter universe, Hogwarts is located in Scotland, not England. – Source
31-35 Scotland Facts
31. In 1850, a severe storm in Scotland eroded a hillock, thus revealing “Skara Brae”, a well preserved Neolithic settlement. – Source
32. Scotland actually has dolphins, not just any dolphins but the worlds largest bottlenose dolphins. – Source
33. The Appalachian trail is being extended into Scotland, due to the shared cultural and geological heritage. – Source
34. King James I of Scotland was trapped in a drain and killed because it was blocked to prevent the loss of tennis balls. – Source
35. In the 18th century, to discreetly tax rich people more, Scotland imposed window taxes based on the number of windows your residence had. To this day you can see many bricked over windows from that time. – Source
36-40 Scotland Facts
36. The village of Badbea in Scotland was so windy that children and animals had to be tied to posts or rocks to stop them being blown away. – Source
37. Researchers in Scotland conducted a study on the effects of music on dogs’ behavior. They played a variety of music to dogs and assessed physiological and behavioral changes. The dogs responded most positively when they were played reggae and soft rock over other genres of music. – Source
38. Half of Scotland is owned by as few as 500 landlords. – Source
39. There is a semi-feral breed of sheep in Orkney, Scotland, banned from grassland to preserve grazing, which adapted to survive on seaweed. – Source
40. The largest chunk of ice to fall from the sky was in Scotland in 1849. After a tremendously loud sound of thunder, a 6 meter wide ice mass weighing half a ton fell from the sky and narrowly missed a farmhouse. – Source
Number 11 is a bit misleading. According to scotbanks.org.uk, “Scottish Banknotes are legal currency – i.e. they are approved by the UK Parliament. However, Scottish Bank notes are not Legal Tender, not even in Scotland. In fact, no banknote whatsoever (including Bank of England notes!) qualifies for the term ‘legal tender’ north of the border and the Scottish economy seems to manage without that legal protection.”
The term Legal Tender really has a very limited and technical definition.