0.5% of the male population are descended from Genghis Khan. (Scientists did a study in 2003 showing that about 16 million dudes share a Y chromosome with the famous Emperor.)
100 Mind-Blowing Y Facts
No number before 1,000 contains the letter A. But there are plenty of E’s, I’s, O’s, U’s, and Y’s.
Out of all the alphabets, there’s one letter that doesn’t appear in any of the U.S. states. Can you guess which one? No not X, not Y. It’s letter Q that has never been in any of the U.S. state names.
The symbolic national animal of Wales is the dragon. Their Red Dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) flag consists of a red dragon on a green-and-white background.
The most Instagrammed mountain is Scafell Pike: Represent Clothing published a study in July 2022 where they found the most Instagrammable mountains in the UK. They did this by investigating the number of geotags photos of the mountains had on the app, and the top English mountain was Scafell Pike with 85,100 tags. Across the UK Scafell Pike came in third place, with Snowdon sitting in first place with 168,000 tags and the Brecon Beacons peak of Pen y Fan in second place with 146,000 tags. There was little doubt that a Lake District mountain would make the list, with the national park sporting a wealth of beautiful peaks. If you want to explore Scafell Pike yourself and snap a picture from the summit, why not give the Scafell Pike Circular Walk a go?