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02-26-2008, 04:55 PM
There has been more major inventions came from the Scots
than any other country in the World. per head of population.
John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox.
Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone.
John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television.
John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre.
Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade.
Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat.
John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface.
John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp.
Robert Louis Stevenson, born Edinburgh, wrote the world famous book treasure island.
Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle.
James Simson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform.
William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam.
James watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine.
Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin.
Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle.
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John Paul Jones, born in Scotland, founded the American navy.
Alan Pinkerton, born in Glasgow, 1819, founded the world famous detective agency in the U.S.A.
John Campbell from Glasgow founded the city of Auckland, new Zealand.
John Law, born in Edinburgh, founded the Bank of France.
William Paterson, born Dumfries, founded the Bank of England.
James MacDraw from Aberdeen founded New Zealand,s first University in Dunedin, 1869.
James McGill born in Glasgow, founded the University in Montreal.
William Smith, born in Thurso, Scotland, founded the Boys Brigade.
Samuel Craig from Inverkething founded the Russian navy.
The first Prime Minister of Australia was Andrew Fisher, born in Lanarkshire , Scotland.
John McDonald, born in Glasgow was the prime minister of Canada for nineteen years.
Thomas Brisbane, born on the west cost of Scotland, was the state governor in Australia, the city of Brisbane was named after him.
James McDonald, born in Dundee , Scotland, was the voice for Mickey Mouse for over 40 years.
Patrick Gordon from Aberdeen was Peter the Great's adviser in Russia
Charles Cameron from Aberdeen designed many buildings in Leningrad during the reign of Catherine the Great
There are more Scots living outside of Scotland than inside.
Scotland is the only country in the World to invade England twice.
More than half of the defenders of the Alamo were of Scottish decent, among them Davy Crokett and Jim Bowie.
Austin in Texas was built from blueprints from Scotland.
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Haggis is the national dish of Scotland.
Scotland has the least populated density in Europe.
The furthest you can be from the coast in Scotland is about 50 miles.
The first person mentioned in the Bible is a Scot, King James VI.
The last battle to be fought on British soil was the Battle of Culloden, 1746
Scotland is the only country in Europe that the Romans could not conquer.
Scotland is the only country in the world, that Coca Cola is not the best selling soft drink. Irn Bru made by the Barr company is the best selling soft drink.
The shortest scheduled flight in the world, is westray to papa in the Orkneys, 1.5 miles long and takes 1 minute 14 seconds.
Scots were great adventurers even in the early Christian era in Rome, there is an inscription on the walls of one of the Catacombs-" Quid Scoti hic fuerunt". ("The Scots were here").
There are more Scots living in Canada than any other country abroad.
The greatest distance from North to South of Scotland is 275 miles and the greatest width is 154 miles.
There are more pipe bands in America than in Scotland.
The guillotine was used in Scotland 200 years before it was used in the French Revolution.
The Lincon Monument in Edinburgh was the first statue of an American president to be constructed outside the U.S.A. in 1893 in memory of the Scottish soldiers who fought in the American civil war.
The first medical school in north America - the university of Pennsylvania 1765 - was modelled on the medical school at Edinburgh university 1726.
There are over 450 golf courses in Scotland.
The first Airship to cross the Atlantic was built in Scotland.
Theodore Roosevelt said of the Scots " they became the vanguard of our civilisation ".
Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire service.
7 Scotsmen were in the us 7th cavalry with General Custer at the Battle Of Little Big Horn on 25 June, 1876.
Johnny Walker red label is the worlds largest selling whisky.
The Romans called Scotland , Caledonia.
The Q.E.2 was the largest ship built in Scotland.
Scotland has 787 islands most of which are on the west coast.
St Andrews golf course is the oldest in the world.
Rangers football club hold the world's soccer record for domestic winning trophies
than any other country in the World. per head of population.
John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox.
Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone.
John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television.
John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre.
Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade.
Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat.
John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface.
John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp.
Robert Louis Stevenson, born Edinburgh, wrote the world famous book treasure island.
Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle.
James Simson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform.
William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam.
James watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine.
Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin.
Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle.
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John Paul Jones, born in Scotland, founded the American navy.
Alan Pinkerton, born in Glasgow, 1819, founded the world famous detective agency in the U.S.A.
John Campbell from Glasgow founded the city of Auckland, new Zealand.
John Law, born in Edinburgh, founded the Bank of France.
William Paterson, born Dumfries, founded the Bank of England.
James MacDraw from Aberdeen founded New Zealand,s first University in Dunedin, 1869.
James McGill born in Glasgow, founded the University in Montreal.
William Smith, born in Thurso, Scotland, founded the Boys Brigade.
Samuel Craig from Inverkething founded the Russian navy.
The first Prime Minister of Australia was Andrew Fisher, born in Lanarkshire , Scotland.
John McDonald, born in Glasgow was the prime minister of Canada for nineteen years.
Thomas Brisbane, born on the west cost of Scotland, was the state governor in Australia, the city of Brisbane was named after him.
James McDonald, born in Dundee , Scotland, was the voice for Mickey Mouse for over 40 years.
Patrick Gordon from Aberdeen was Peter the Great's adviser in Russia
Charles Cameron from Aberdeen designed many buildings in Leningrad during the reign of Catherine the Great
There are more Scots living outside of Scotland than inside.
Scotland is the only country in the World to invade England twice.
More than half of the defenders of the Alamo were of Scottish decent, among them Davy Crokett and Jim Bowie.
Austin in Texas was built from blueprints from Scotland.
*****************
Haggis is the national dish of Scotland.
Scotland has the least populated density in Europe.
The furthest you can be from the coast in Scotland is about 50 miles.
The first person mentioned in the Bible is a Scot, King James VI.
The last battle to be fought on British soil was the Battle of Culloden, 1746
Scotland is the only country in Europe that the Romans could not conquer.
Scotland is the only country in the world, that Coca Cola is not the best selling soft drink. Irn Bru made by the Barr company is the best selling soft drink.
The shortest scheduled flight in the world, is westray to papa in the Orkneys, 1.5 miles long and takes 1 minute 14 seconds.
Scots were great adventurers even in the early Christian era in Rome, there is an inscription on the walls of one of the Catacombs-" Quid Scoti hic fuerunt". ("The Scots were here").
There are more Scots living in Canada than any other country abroad.
The greatest distance from North to South of Scotland is 275 miles and the greatest width is 154 miles.
There are more pipe bands in America than in Scotland.
The guillotine was used in Scotland 200 years before it was used in the French Revolution.
The Lincon Monument in Edinburgh was the first statue of an American president to be constructed outside the U.S.A. in 1893 in memory of the Scottish soldiers who fought in the American civil war.
The first medical school in north America - the university of Pennsylvania 1765 - was modelled on the medical school at Edinburgh university 1726.
There are over 450 golf courses in Scotland.
The first Airship to cross the Atlantic was built in Scotland.
Theodore Roosevelt said of the Scots " they became the vanguard of our civilisation ".
Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire service.
7 Scotsmen were in the us 7th cavalry with General Custer at the Battle Of Little Big Horn on 25 June, 1876.
Johnny Walker red label is the worlds largest selling whisky.
The Romans called Scotland , Caledonia.
The Q.E.2 was the largest ship built in Scotland.
Scotland has 787 islands most of which are on the west coast.
St Andrews golf course is the oldest in the world.
Rangers football club hold the world's soccer record for domestic winning trophies