Interesting facts

about Scotland
By Kalyniuk Victoria
INP-26
Scotland has the highest
proportion of redheads

• Scotland has the most red-headed

people in the world. 1 to 2 per cent of
the world’s population has red hair,
but not in Scotland.
• Scotland is that 13 per cent of its
population is red-headed. A new study
suggests that the number of Scots
who carry the gene is even higher than
this. This means that many people
who don’t have red hair can still
produce red-haired children.
Football was banned
in Scotland

• Playing football and golf was so popular

in the 15th century that many people
instead of practising archery preferred
to spend their time playing golf and
football. As a result, King James I
banned playing both games.
• This was not the only time football was
banned in the country. This happened
quite a few times until the 20th century
Scotland’s
National
Animal is
Unicorn

The unicorn is the symbol of

purity and power.
The world’s first colour
photograph was taken in
Scotland

• The first colour photograph

was produced by Scottish
physicist James Clerk Maxwell
in 1861. It is more than 160
years ago!
• The photo was a tartan ribbon
National instrument
bagpipe
The world’s commercial
Shortest flight route

• Loganair, a Scottish regional

airline carries out the shortest
commercial flight in the world.
• The flight is between two islands
in Orkney, north of Scotland. It
takes you longer to read this
article than to take this flight
since it is only in the air for 1 and
a half minutes and travels just
1.7 miles (2.7km).
The world’s UFO capital is in Scotland

There is a small town, called

Bonnybridge.
• This town has become the UFO
capital of the world. Around 300
sightings of Unidentified Flying
Objects are reported every year in
Bonnybridge. So if you believe in
things from out of this world, you
should definitely check this town
out.