- ... that the triskelion in MacLeod heraldry (pictured) originates from a mistaken belief that the clan's founder, Leod, was a son of a king of Mann?
- ...that the Scottish island of Lunga is the location of the "well of the church of Saint Columba", which reputedly never runs dry?
- ... that illustrations from three of the Katie Morag series of children's picture books by Mairi Hedderwick have been used in a health promotion campaign to encourage breastfeeding?
- ... that the remains of the San Juan de Silicia, a Spanish Armada ship which sank off the coast of Scotland, were mistaken for those of a treasure ship and destroyed by countless searches for gold?