Tuesday, March 17, 2009

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day Numbers 

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, read these fun numbers about the holiday and about being Irish!

 c. A.D. 387
       - Year St. Patrick was born

 14
       - Highest number of leaves found on a clover, according to the Guinness Book of World Records

 5
       - Days of St. Patrick’s festival in Dublin, Ireland

 40
       - Pounds of green dye dumped into the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day

 42%
       - Percentage of Irish who speak Irish

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