Last week, U.S. president Donald Trump was made just a bit more unpopular in Ireland when his official website released a special St. Patrick’s Day version of his Make America Great Again hat. pic.twitter.com/H3zulzkbVD — Donald Clarke (@DonaldClarke63) March 4, 2017The hat was quickly taken down, but Trump’s merchandising people committed a St. Patrick’s Day sin that is surprisingly common to North America: Not knowing what a shamrock is. In fact, the whole reason the shamrock is a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day is because St. Patrick reportedly used the plant as a teaching tool while Christianizing the Emerald Isle. The four-leaf clover, meanwhile, is simply a rare and mutated adult clover. A four-leaf clover can also be seen attached to the cap of the cereal’s leprechaun mascot.

Source: National Post March 09, 2017 18:01 UTC