- ...that the Loch Arkaig treasure, a large amount of specie provided by Spain to finance the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, is said to be still hidden at Loch Arkaig (pictured) in the Scottish Highlands?
- ...that Bryan Pearce overcame learning disabilities from congenital phenylketonuria to be recognised as one of the UK's leading naïve artists?
- ...that the House of Lords declined to hear an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Aerotel v Telco and Macrossan's Application, concerning the patentability of computer programs in the United Kingdom?
- ...that Able Seaman Just Nuisance is the only dog to have been officially enlisted in the Royal Navy?
- ...that the 7th century King Cynegils, the first West Saxon ruler known to have been baptised as a Christian, is called the son of at least three different fathers in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?