We broke everyone's favorite drinking holiday down into some surprising facts and stats for you, because there's nothing sexier than holiday trivia.

We broke everyone's favorite drinking holiday down into some surprising facts and stats for you, because there's nothing sexier than holiday trivia.

Also, more importantly…

St. Patrick wasn't Irish. He was either Welsh, Scottish or English.

St. Patrick's official color is blue, so stop fucking pinching us.

St. Patrick's Day was started in America by some Irish immigrants. Nobody in Ireland drinks more than they already do when March 17th roles around.

St. Patrick didn't drive any snakes out of anywhere; the climate in Ireland is way too chilly for snakes.

You have a 1 in 10,000 chance of finding a four-leaf clover anywhere, so stop picking through our office clover patch. It's a sacred space for employees only.

Until 1970. St. Patrick's Day used to be a dry holiday, meant for religious observance only … until someone figured out you could dye beer green. We blacked out the rest of the story.

And lastly, leprechauns are real. Put that in your knowledge sandwich and eat it.