Here are some interesting facts:
1. He really discovered the Dominican Republic and then showed the natives how to play baseball.
2. He was the 1st and last Italian Person to work for a Spanish person.
3. He was named after Columbus Ohio. Where his parents frequently vacationed.
4. While people believed the world was flat, He believed it was triangular.
5. Johnny Depp played him in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
6. He is the 6th most famous Italian behind Robert Dinero and the cast of the Jersey Shore, but after he saw the show, Columbus admitted he would have never ever landed in New Jersey.
7. His 1st wife died of Consumption. I have no idea what that means.
8. His Parade in New York draws less people than the Nigerian and Albanian day parades.

