In reply to higherclimbingwales:
More fun is to tell things to your colleagues.
Get a mix of weird-but-true and ridiculous-and-false...
Ideas include:
There are wild kangaroos in Derbyshire.
Heather emits a weedkiller to keep other plants away. But birch and pine are immune to this weedkiller.
The first ever rocket was fired from the Isle of Eriskaig.
The Bristol Channel has the 7th highest tidal range in the world.
The sea level of the Atlantic Ocean is higher than the sea level of the Pacific Ocean, if you measure at either entrance to the Panama Canal.
Britain is tilting: Edinburgh is rising out of the sea, London in sinking. The rises in sea level from global warming make London's situation even worse.
The most dangerous animals in the UK are ticks - they can give you Lines Disease. This disease gets its names from the inflammation that builds in your lymphatic system, creating the appearance of lines.