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10 Surprising Facts About St. Patrick's Day
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- 110 Surprising St. Patrick's Day FactsDid you know...
- 21. 150 global landmarks such as the Colosseum and Niagra Falls will be turning green on March 17th
- 32. Around 33 million Americans claim Irish ancestry which is seven times the population of Ireland itself
- 43. St. Patrick wasn't even Irish, he was born in Britain
- 54. Ancient mythology says that St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland but the country never had any snakes to begin with
- 65. The tradition of celebrating St. Patrick's Day with parades started in America
- 76. Almost 200,000 people participate in the New York parade making it the longest and largest in the world
- 87. In 1962, Chicago started the tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green in recognition of the date
- 98. The number of Guinness pints sold on any given day more than doubles on St. Patrick's Day
- 109. Wearing green doesn't really have anything to do with St. Patrick but the colour has a lot of connections to Ireland
- 1110. No, Leprechauns are NOT real!
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- Get your green wardrobe out, grab some shamrocks and let's get ready for St. Patrick's Day with these 10 facts you never knew.
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