- ... that the British destroyers HMS Diamond (pictured) and HMS Wryneck were sunk by German aircraft on 27 April 1941, about four hours after they rescued over 500 troops from a sinking Dutch troopship?
- ... that a riot after the 1980 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. resulted in a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages at sporting events in Scotland?
- ... that the plant Fumaria painteri has only been found twice in Britain, and both times by the Rev. W. H. Painter?
- ... that around 252 glider infantry of the 1st Airlanding Brigade were drowned during the Allied invasion of Sicily?
- ... that Small Heath F.C. went through the 1893–94 season without drawing a League match?
- ... that even though ...And the Native Hipsters's first single, "There Goes Concorde Again" was initially a 500-copy private release, it went on to reach number five on the UK Indie Charts?