Prepping For St. Patty's Day

No doubt the 1,419 breweries in the United States (yes, that's a fact, over 1,400) have amped up their output in advance of St. Patty's Day with an anticipated 96 million people turning "Irish for the day." Over 34 million people claim some sort of Irish ancestry, about nine times the population of Ireland itself.

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans decorate or don green on March 17, so get your green crocs, bling, hats, handbags, you name it, all perfect fodder for the New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, now in its 246th year, or wherever the day may take you.

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