In honor of this travel/sea-inspired blog and today being Columbus Day, here are some fun facts about the holiday:
1. Alaska, Hawaii, and South Dakota do not celebrate Columbus Day
2. It was not made a national holiday until 1937 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. There are no portraits of what Columbus actually looked like, all of them were made after he died
4. Known as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, this is where Columbus landed on his voyage
5. The Nina and Pinta were not the real name of some of Columbus' ships, the Nina's real name was Santa Clara and it's nickname derived from the ships owner, Juan Nino. The real name of the Pinta is unknown, but translates to "painted one" in Spanish
Sources: http://thehofstrachronicle.com/columbus-day-fun-facts/
http://www.wrightusa.com/blog/some-surprising-columbus-day-fun-facts-figures/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/14/christopher-columbus-3-things-you-think-he-did-that-he-didnt/
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