- A desert is defined by a place that received less than 10 inches of rain per year and it is believed that nearby Dungeness is the only desert in the UK.
- To date, the longest year (AD) represented by Roman numerals is 1888 at 13 characters: MDCCCLXXXVIII
- Television’s lovable female dog, Lassie, was played by a number of different dogs, all of them male.