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This year marks the 100th anniversaryi offththe BattleBttl of f the Somme, in which more than one million men perished. Has there ever been a war in which no one died?di – J Wilson, Airdrie
ThereTh have been several, including theth Lijar v France War in 1883.
The citizens of Lijar, a small villagevil in southern Spain, declared warwa on France after the Spanish kingkin was insulted in Paris.
Not a single shot was fired andan not a single casualty sustainedsu on either side but ut it ttook 93 years before a pepeace treaty was signed in 1976.
The 335-Year War was fought between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly.
The war started in 1651 but, like many wars of that era, it was not taken seriously usly and soon forgotten about.
Three centuries passed before they finally agreed to a peace treaty in 1986, making their war the longest in human history.
The Cod Wars were a series of confrontations between the UK and Iceland regarding fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory.
There were no casualties except Britain’s pride.
I recently watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s and my husband told me Audrey Hepburn once had a baby deer. Is this true? – C McNulty, Renfrewshire
Yes. Audrey met deer Pippin while filming the 1959 film Green Mansions.
The animal trainer suggested she take Ip, as she was called for shshort, home with heher so they could bobond. Ip went eveeverywhere with AudreAudrey, even to the supermarket,su and snuggled up to her while she slept.
How many miles of canal are there in Scotland? – M Garrity, Greenock
In total, there are 135 miles of canal in Scotland. There are four canals: the Union, the Forth & Clyde, the Crinan and the Caledonian.
The Union Canal is 31 miles long and runs from Falkirk to Edinburgh.
The Forth & Clyde is 35 miles long and connects the river Carron at Grangemouth to the river Clyde at Bowling, while the Crinan Canal is only nine miles long and runs from Crinan to Ardrishaig.
The Caledonian is the longest canal, stretching 60 miles from the east coast at Inverness to the west coast at Corpach, near Fort William.