What if America was "discovered" by a Scotsman? Bring out the haggis, baby, because apparently Christopher Columbus was in fact Pedro Scotto, Italian-Scot, and had blond hair gone white, light eyes and freckles.
Claiming Columbus isn't exactly something people are queuing up to do anymore, but if it becomes patriotic to don a kilt, certain of us who can say sporran without blushing are in luck. We'd all have to start quaffing single malt and chasing golf balls around for July Fourth, I guess. Something to consider.
Update: I should know better than to use the word "discovered." Edited to include quotation marks, as is only proper…
