St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts

This holiday has a lot of trivia associated with it. Did you know that:

**St.Patrick wasn't really Irish

**10% of all St Patrick's Day cards are sold in New York



**The following things on St. Patrick's Day will bring you good luck: finding a four-leaf clover, wearing green, and kissing the Blarney Stone

**Nine of the people who signed our Declaration Of Independence were of Irish origin

**21 Presidents of the United States proudly claim Irish heritage (including first President George Washington)



**The phrase, "Drowning The Shamrock" is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it. The Irish believe that if you keep the custom, then you will have a prosperous year

**Many people dye their hair green for the special day



**People who suffer from chromatophobia (the fear of colors or of green) do not enjoy St. Patrick's Day

**The world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, was created in Portland, Oregon on St. Patrick's Day for leprechauns and snail races

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